Newt has made lots of mistakes, but he is not afraid to admit it. What bothers me most about Newt is that I’m not sure that he is fully committed to conservative positions for the right reasons, deep belief. I’m afraid that Newt’s conservativism is more based on what works, rather than because it is right.
I think that Gingrich is a pragmatist, like Romney and Obama. Now, there is really nothing wrong with being a pragmatist if the candidate has the right core beliefs to go with it.
Gingrich is smart, though, very smart and keeping him in the mix will keep the others on the right side.
Agree for the most part, except for Obama being a pragmatist - he’s always come off to me like Ron Paul, a rigid ideologue, in a clashing ideology from mine.
The trouble with being a pragmatist is that it can look very close to opportunism. I want the next POTUS to make Newt something like WH Chief of Staff, it would suit his personality.