Gingrich's "ethics violations" may be bogus but he did have to give up being Speaker at the time of Clinton's impeachment because his own past affair came to light. He has plenty of vulnerabilities for the media to attack.
There is no perfect conservative candidate running. The 3 conservatives that have some chance of getting the nomination are Gingrich, Perry, and Cain, but whether any of them would be able to beat Obama is uncertain. If Romney gets the nomination, the election will be another "lesser of two evils" choice, but most elections are. We can't afford another 4 years of Obama.
I rarely vote for a candidate. Usually I'm voting against his opponent.
Any conservative can beat Obama. Can some one name me 2 items conservative and centrist voters are happy about what Obama has accomplished?
How about that “misery index”?
How about Obamacare with mandates?
How about $15 Trillion national debt?
How about Trillion+ yearly budget deficits with no end in sight?
How about 47 million on food stamps?
How about 23 million can’t find full time jobs?
How about $500 billion cuts in military?
How about that $875 Billion Stimulus with borrowed money?
How about killing the oil pipeline from Canada?
How about 99 weeks of unemployment checks?
How about gargantuan trade deficits year after year?
How is Barack Hussein Obama going to defend on so many fronts? Unless Willard is the opponent, Zero is toast.
Actually Jennifer Rubin is a neocon. If an issue doesn't involve Israel, it's not on her radar screen.