[Captain Kirk]

Newt, you are no Dick Cheney!

I beg to differ. They are part of the same big government club. When did Cheney ever use his influence against TARP? As our economy burned, his sole concern in that period was to get a pardon for Scooter.

[EGPWS]

I beg to differ

Keep on begging FRiend for those of substance like Dick Cheney will be proved to be worthy of respect via legacy.

Those who do are, those who just talk aren't.

[GonzoGOP]

Newt is a great rabble rouser, but his past support for big government, pork, TARP, and Gorebull Warming mean he can't be the leader. He is a tremendous opening act to fire up the audience and hammer the opponent, but needs to get out of the way for the headliner.

I'm not sure who that is going to be. It might be Gov Palin if she continues to walk the walk up in Alaska. If she can keep her state in the black while the country falls deeper into the red then she can run on her record.

Or it could be someone who comes out of nowhere. I hadn't heard of Newt in June of 1993, but by 1994 he had broke the back of the Democrats in congress. The first person to start scoring victories against Obama instead of just trying to minimize the defeats is going to be the leader.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

When did Cheney ever use his influence against TARP?

What influence? By the time of TARP Cheney couldn't even get President Bush to pardon Scooter Libby!