Newt forced Clinton of all people to go with the conservative agenda, balancing the budget and welfare reform. This is a guy that can get things done. No other Republican candidate could accomplish that, I’m sure.
Yep, it’s pretty stupid that people are surging to Santorum at the last minute, just assuming he’s got this pure, clean record. Every time a candidate has surged, his record has been dissected and found not to be as pure as people thought. Why people think Santorum will be any different, I have no idea. I look at a candidate’s record and what they have accomplished above anything else. Newt is the most impressive on that front.
Welfare reform, yes (on the third try). But Newt never balanced the budget. Besides, running on a “Glory of the Clinton Years” platform simply is not a winning strategy for the GOP candidate. Hillary already tried that four years ago.