And I have reservations about Gingrich's political judgement and intentions.
I read one of his books, where he declared that banks shouldn't pay taxes on interest earned. For some reason, he was claiming that rent paid on borrowed money was different than rent paid on anything else.
I forget what the title was. It was a little book that was sent to me after I donated to GOPAC or some other organization. I threw the thing out after reading the chapter that tried to declare that lending money was too holy of an enterprise to tax.
You can't believe such crap, and be as smart as Gingrich is supposed to be, without a large capacity for self-delusion. And it's self-delusion of the 'compassionate conservative' type that led us into a lot of trouble.
I haven't seen Keyes stray so far away from what he claims as core principles. Which is probably why he doesn't do well as a politician as noted in an article noted in a recent post:
In teaching legislative tactics seminars, I tell students: “Lest you think the political process is designed to exclude you, let me assure you that it is.” With few exceptions, politicians are weasels, and the few legislators with character I’ve met will never advance to higher office precisely because they are trustworthy.