Al Gore beats him by about a billion, but I'd rather have Herman Cain. Newth has advocated both sides of issues and is not as conservative as he claims in the primaries.
Oh, yeah, forgot about Al.
I think you’re right about Newt.
On the other hand, Cain’s abject ignorance is embarrassing and not appropriate to the office of the president IMO.
We’re really in a tight spot scouring our candidate list.
Newt has some things in his past that I’m not comfortable with, but for the most part it was AFTER he was out of Congress.
However, his record as Speaker was better than most of the other candidates’ records in office, and, he did have a 4 year balanced budget, welfare reform, and more.
That record is why I’m giving him a look now.
The consulting fees “look bad” - but - do we know the details of what they advocated, and why?
I do want an explanation from Newt on the healthcare mandate thing. Even if he simply claims he “changed his mind” he should back that up.
However, when you consider the alternatives, he might be just the right man at the right time.
Cain - still my #1 but I’m not as committed. He’s an inspirational guy, very smart, a fabulous success story, and someone I’d love to have over for dinner to talk politics. However, as much as I love the guy, his response to the (fake) allegations makes me wonder how effective of a campaign and/or Presidency he’ll be able to run. As of today, he’d still get my primary vote, but that’s not as solid as it once was.
Santorum - socially conservative, fiscally good, has a blue-collar appeal that could be a net benefit, but the guy lost his last election by almost 20 pts, and he comes across as too “nice” of a guy, and when he tries to be more firm, it looks fake.
Perry - a good governor and overall decent man. He doesn’t come across well though. His plans for his campaign sound great, but, seem to come across as the last desperate effort to regain support. While I think he’d do well as President, I don’t think he can beat Obama, because he basically proves the left’s point that “Republicans are stupid”. He basically participates in the “politics of SELF-destruction.” I don’t think he *is* stupid, but he can’t conduct himself well enough to come across as intelligent.
Romney - no explanation needed.
Wrong Paul - Pulleeeze. He’d probably call up Ahmadinejad
and give him our nuke codes himself.
Bachmann - she’s quickly becoming what the Left says she is, and she’s doing it to herself. To think at one time I was going to vote for her.
Huntsman - Yeah...sure...the guy’s picture should be next to the word “douchebag” in the dictionary.
Newt may win this by default, and, if we hold his feet to the fire, I think he’ll do just fine as President. Also, since he is legitimately brilliant, he destroys the “Republicans are stupid” argument the Left always throws at the GOP candidate.