“...Newt has a well-earned reputation as a brilliant but undisciplined and at times erratic egomaniac. There are former GOP House members who still seethe over Newt’s reckless conduct as Speaker...”
Do you really think I give a damn that Newt’s fabulous colleagues think his reemergence would be a disaster for Republicans? No. The elections of 2010 were NOT a merit promotion; the Republicans were the only alternative in town!
“...After only four years with his Party still in power, his own members forced him out...”
Oh yeah, and many of those Republicans are still in Congress. They are part of the ongoing problem of business as usual in Washignton, D.C. Under a Republican president, they added over $3 trillion to the federal deficit, shunned conservative policy in favor of Beltway influence-peddling, and so damaged the GOP brand that we lost the majority Gingrich had worked years to forge.
Newt Gingrich was forced out because he exposed corruption and expected discipline in the ranks. He forced out Jim Wright, one of the most corrupt House Speakers ever to serve in the House of Representatives.
You better believe there are Congressional polticians pooping in their silk panties this very moment! Newt intends on changing Washington.
He has done more to put Ronald Reagan’s conservative policies into government practice than anyone else presently running for the Republican Party presidential nominee position. I usually ignore endorsements, as they’re generally quid pro quo arrangements, but Gingrich is now endorsed by Michael Reagan, Art Laffer, and numerous other former Reagan administration officials.
He is being denigrated because he is a Conservative, period.
Much of what you write is true, but Newt’s problems of character and temperament are well known. They must be weighed against his accomplishments and virtues. On balance, I am for Newt — but with my eyes open.