I used to be a big fan of Newt, writing off his abandonment of his first wife as a marriage made after a youthful indescretion. But the second abandonment really frosted me. He was definitely old enough to know better, particularly since all the chatter at the time was about Clinton and Lewinsky and every other woman who crossed his path.
Newt demonstrated his irresponsibility — irresponsibility to his wives, to his children, to the American people, and to the people of Georgia. I used to have a lovely gavel with his name on it that I displayed on my husband’s desk — a premium for giving him a large donation. I gave it to the Good Will.
Off with his head! (figuratively, of course)
I agree. Actually, I did not know about the two different wives - I thought that there was only one wife before the current one - just one that was dumped. As you stated, as an adult he basically did the same thing again. He would be great in a cabinet post, but that’s it.