[yoe]

Ms. Noonan overlooks that we have been walking on the 'wild side' ever since the Marxist Obama took office...and we are Trillions of Dollars more in debt.

Newt offers the corrections needed to restore America - I'll take the wild side with Newt any day as to the continued construction of America under Obama.

[DarthVader]

I find your lack of faith disturbing!

[Tax-chick]

Peggy has a crush on him - I admit I like his pretty white hair, too - but fears that he’s just a bit too masculine and decisive for her to feel entirely comfortable.

[Bokababe]

Glenn Beck: "NEWT GINGRICH IS THE ONLY REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE THAT I CANNOT VOTE FOR" (video link)

That one surprised me.

[Reagan Man]

Newt is a troubled choice for many reasons. His big govt progressive tendencies are obvious and his ethical and moral problems will be further exploited should he beat out Romney to the nomination. The period 1995-1999 was so bad for Newt he was forced from his Speakership and out of politics altogether. His overt arrogance and diarrhea of the mouth didn't help.

This time around Obama and the left will crucify Gingrich. As it looks right now, Newt doesn't stand a chance.

[Mariner]

There is NO DOUBT this is a Beltway GOP hit piece.

And, it's designed to destroy...no only Gingrich, but any hope of a Tea Party-esque conservative.

It is claimed in this article that Newt is a delusional megalomaniac and schizophrenic. With the smarts to back it up.

How long before the establishment of both the left and the right wonder aloud on the front page of the NYT: "Is This the Most Dangerous Man in the World?" Bring out Bush Sr, Clinton, Bush Jr, Carter etc. with a bi-partisan call to not elect Gingrich to POTUS. Could probably even get Kisinger to weigh in.

[hosepipe]

The last 10 Presidents were ethically challenged..

Yes, Reagan too.. and Harry Truman.. who did nothing about Roosevelts commies in the federal government.. even during the Korean fiasco.. Its only gotten worse.. MUCH WORSE...

On other news.. Hear about Zero Obama literally GIVING the chinese (thru the Iranians) our newest stealth DRONE!!..

Starting to believe Donald Trump would be the best American President..

[mkjessup]

Peggy is still wishing that she could have been Megan Marshack.

[x]

Good article but this is flat-out wrong:

Those who've known and worked with Mitt Romney mostly seem to support him, but when they don't they don't say the reason is that his character and emotional soundness are off. Those who know Ron Paul and oppose him do so on the basis of his stands, they don't say his temperament forecloses the possibility of his presidency. But that's pretty much what a lot of those who've worked with Newt say.

A lot of the hesitancy or hostility about Mitt has to do with questions of character, though that's reflected in the differing stands he's taken on the issues down the years.

In the same way, almost everybody who doesn't favor Ron Paul does question his temperament once they get past disagreeing with him on the issues.

Character and temperament may be more of a factor in objections to Newt, but the're present in people's reactions to the other candidates as well.