"Newt gave us 94 and you give him the back of your hand? Shame on you.
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Yes, he did, and I'm proud of him for doing that. However, he made some serious mistakes with his personal life. He's now on wife #3. The first two, he divorced when he found out they were ill.
His affairs while married to the first two are public knowledge.
I don't know about you, but I consider a candidate's personal ethics when I think about them running for high office. That's especially true of the Presidency.
This sordid marriage history on Newt's part is going to alienate a WHOLE LOT of religious conservatives. It alienates me.
You talked about his "cute wife." That "cute wife" is probably his biggest liability, because everytime she is seen, the media will remind everyone that Newt's a cad.
Yes, he's a good conservative, and good for him for that. He's still a cad, and I DO consider personal ethics in candidates.
Surely you can come up with someone without those personal flaws. Even my mother, who has never voted for any Democrat, would vote for anyone other than Newt. She has said as much to me.
His is not running for the office of big daddy, his is running for the office of President of the USA. Personally I don't care who he sleeps with, I don't care if he drinks, smokes or chases skirts. He's knows how to govern as a conservative, he's proven he can do the job far better then the "good husbands/fathers". I care about the country, and Newt can be counted on to do that is best for the country.
But if yall nominate another unknown good husband/father cause he's electable, I can garrentee you he will not be elected. We conservative have had it "compassion" for everyone but US citizens. I don't what a kinder, gentender government I want one that obeys the constitution.