This comes through in the debates. Everything is thrown at Newt and he finds a way to retort whereas it’s clear Romney can be thrown off. He gets nervous in manner and stumbles for words. The tax return question last night was one of those times. He likes preplanned talking points.
Problem is if you’re not honest, you have to double check everything you say to make sure it isn’t inconsistent with other dishonest statements you’ve made before. That’s something very hard to do unless you’re smart as Clinton, and eventually even people as good at it as him fall off the tightrope (”is is”).
Listening to a repeat of Laura Ingraham on WBAP. She predicts that when Santorum is ready to concede, he will support Romney, which is to me inconceivable given with Rick’s position on social issues. Like most establishment “conservatives” in DC, she’s in the tank for Romney. How a very pro-life Catholic could support Mitt is beyond me; maybe she cannot believe Newt has changed or maybe she just is one of those women who cannot look past his former transgressions.