No one was appealing to authority - and your misuse of the term straw men - something we should all be able to use correctly in the age of Obama - makes me question your capacity. The point is this, many great conservatives of far greater cred than you consider Newt an effective, if imperfect, conservative. Therefore your shallow sound bytes and talking points are meaningless. And I'm not appealing to you, I am appealing to those perusing the debate and using you as a mere foil.
THAT is an appeal to authority.
Again (and I swear I do not say it often), DUDE!
What the heck "sound bytes" or "talking points" are you talking about?
Really?
Can you copy and paste one of these "sound bytes" or "talking points"? Who's comments are you reading when you respond to mine?