No, those are not good ideas. And yet, he was the only one who had any good ideas. And more to the point, he was the only one who could persuade anyone out of the entire group. He was the only one with any talent, flawed as he was. And yes, he was flawed. But he was talented.
RS is not, and never will be.
And yet he gets under your skin to such an extent that you feel the need to childishly snipe at someone mereley because they identify as a Santorum supporter.
Since the primaries I've not remarked on Newt or his supporters 'til you felt the overwhelming compulsion to take a cheap shot at me for simply commenting on Rick honoring a promise to a donor. There's a strong argument to be made that Adelson used Newt to undermine Santorum's campaign. (not the least of which is Adelson' own admission), but fighting that battle now is, for a thinking person, a pointless waste of breath. Actually, I've given credit where it's due to Newt's campaign and his ideas and have been willing to put past arguments in the past where they belong.
Apparently, you however, have no intention or capability of returning such graciousness, feeling the need to lash out at others to compensate for your insecurities over a primary campaign that ended months ago.
If it makes you fell better, go for it sport. As I indicated in an earlier reply, it really says a lot more about you than either of the candidates or campaigns.