As I thought, one of the things that ties him to Newt is support of Israel and opposition to the Palestinian Intifada.
The Guardian pretends that this is a dangerous precedent—a BILLIONAIRE donating to a politician. What it fails to mention is that all the other billionaires in sight are leftists, who give large donations to the Democrats, and always have. Because the Democrats are much better at repaying favors and bribes with corrupt distribution of tax money.
Good to know about this. Newt can certainly use the money, since his opponents—Obama and Mitt—are both pretty cash-rich from selling favors to capitalists and insider political operatives.