Does everyone think Newt got to be Speaker because he was so cute? No, it’s because he exhibited leadership while the then-GOP “leaders” dithered. He used every tool at his disposal to achieve major change in Congress and in Washington.
Newt formulated and executed a plan to give us the first GOP House majority in 40 years; he made a promise to the American people, and he kept it. 9 of 10 points in the “Contract with America” were passed within the first 100 days of the GOP majority under Newt’s leadership.
He’s winning the debates because he knows, in depth, exactly what he is talking about. He’s not parroting words fed to him by advisors with expertise in a given area. He’s “been there, done that.” The debates reflect that first-hand experience.
He’s suffered the slings and arrows of our MSM. Remember “The Gingrich who Stole Christmas?” After the amazing GOP takeover he engineered, every major publication had covers and endless articles portraying him as the most evil person on earth. And they never relented. By now he has developed a pretty thick hide and won’t be taken in by the MSM.
Newt certainly has his negatives, which have been documented over and over, and I have a few ‘issues’ with and reservations about him, but it is hard at this point in time to think of anyone with better qualifications to sit in the Oval Office. He’s not pretty and presidential looking like Romney or Perry, nor is he charming like Cain, but when you get down to the nitty gritty, he really is the best qualified. He’d have legislation enacted before any of the others could find the keys to the men’s room.
I’m not a Cardinal voting for the Pope, just an American citizen voting for a president who can steer us away from the morass we’ve been driven into.
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