“Reaching out” in itself means nothing, it’s what you say while doing it.
Obama reaches out to Replublicans regularly, stating “get on board and comply with my wishes or I’ll blame you for everything”. Thankfully, our House majority has saved us from his Socialist gavel (for the most part). If Newt “reaching out” means pretty much the same and we still have the majority then I am OK with it.
I accept it as a reality. However, there will be many of Newt’s new best friends who abandon him as quicly as they ran to him.
I agree with you that the most important thing, after getting Obama defeated, is to enlarge the number of conservatives in Congress.
However, there again, I won’t be shocked if they are either co-opted by Newt’s “intellectual conservatism” or at constant loggerheads with him while we lose precious time.
And, btw, I don’t conclude that “reaching out to Dems” is a benign political phrase with Newt. I don’t care so much about what he says as about what he does — and he has done some hummdingers.
I don’t trust him at all, which is why I say consider at least kicking up a little fuss before going all in with the guy.