We can disagree with Newtie sometimes, or not approve of his personal life, but as far as politics and policy go, he is always on the money. In this case he is so right. For America to seemingly have 2 voices at this critical time when we should be unified, is a disgrace. Teresa should refer to her own husband as "scumbag" and "idiot" because he sure is.
"...as far as politics and policy go, he is always on the money."
In this case he is right on the money and, to be truthful, he has been many times before. However, he has had his share of blunders as well.
Recall the '94 elections being hailed as a blanker endorsement of the Republican agenda and the 'Contract with America.' I don't see it quite that way, nor do many other activists. The '94 election was more about the repudiation of krinton's socialism and the threat to American freedoms than it was about Newt 'n' Dole's leadership. It seems to me that 'R' leadership are always happy to stroke the base, but they forget who brings 'em to the dance. The 2A crowd and the anti-abortion people and the myriad of grass-roots conservative activists were the ones that unleashed the '94 backlash against krinton. Newt flat out got that one wrong. The upshot of this blunder surfaced in '96 when many stayed home instead of hailing the genius of the Republican agenda with further enthusiastic support.
In many other respects, though, I miss ol' Newt as well. He did have a talent for shoving a burr up the piping of the port-listing party.