Newt might not be the candidate to take on 0bama in 2012.
But his participation in the GOP primary sure would elevate the discourse.
He doesn’t have to win the nomination to set the tone and frame the debate.
He is needed to identify the issues, focus the debate, and challenge the other candidates with real ideas.
It will be up to them to out-do him.
And regardless of who ultimate wins the nomination, the GOP candidate will be stronger for it.
“Newt might not be the candidate to take on 0bama in 2012.
But his participation in the GOP primary sure would elevate the discourse.
He doesn’t have to win the nomination to set the tone and frame the debate.
He is needed to identify the issues, focus the debate, and challenge the other candidates with real ideas.
It will be up to them to out-do him.
And regardless of who ultimate wins the nomination, the GOP candidate will be stronger for it.”
You are living in an alternate political universe. The candidate putting forth the best ideas AND WINNING THE NOMINATION sets the discourse, not the loser.
Newt won’t be the king maker, here. He has compromised his credibility with conservatives. As I said earlier, Newt’s best days are far behind him.
National Security
Economic Security
Economic Freedom
Personal Freedom
Those are what will drive the debate. The candidate who frames his/her arguments in those terms will be the nominee. IMO, Palin has one of those 3 covered in spades. And she is quietly working the other 3.
All I hear from the rest of the GOP is liberal-talk.
Couple things here. 1. Like half of your argument is based on one thing that Sarah said. If you look far back almost everyone will have made some grammatical errors. 2. No matter what you say, McCain ran against Obama. I know several people in my personal life who were not going to vote for McCain till Sarah was added to the ticket. Some still refused. She added manymanymany votes, look at the polls from last year. 3. Palin can beat Obama, especially after four years of this crap that “The One” is gonna throw on us.
Oh and if you screen my comment to look for any sort of error in spelling or grammar so you can use ad-homonym attacks against me. Forget about it. There are too many of those going around.