I know. When I hear Newt and "baggage" in the same sentence, I want to barf.
Even if you subtract all of Newt's personal baggage, there is still what he, himself has done to himself, in the political arena. Have you forgotten that he pushed the crazy Toffler's books; the last of which was crazy UTOPIANISM, overlaid with pseudo intellectualism and outright SOCIALISM/MARXISM? Have you forgotten all of his cavings and brown nosing to Clinton, which predated his MSM lynching? How about closing down the government, without thinking of the consequences and then NOT doing anything at all to fight back?
At one time, I was a BIG fan of Newt's, but then his actions spoke louder and more eloquently than any of his WORDS. And by the end, even his words were dross and not gold.
Please don't forget the facts......Newt has feet of clay, all the way up to his knees.