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Irrelevant. His creator kept his promise to Newt. He died for his sin and in accepting that gift, Newt became justified in the eyes of God Almighty. That's enough for me. As the Bible passage goes: "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone." Do you really want to go there? Everybody is fallible. Everybody has feet of clay. I'm a Calvinist, so I believe in the doctrine of universal and radical depravity of man. Even Christians sin. In my personal salvation, I did my part. I sinned. Jesus did his part, he gave his life for that sin. On that basis, I'm going to cut Newt a huge break on this topic. Remember, if you even think of the sin, it's the same as doing it. So which of you is blameless?

Irrelevant. The question is, can we trust him to keep the vow he just issued? All we have to go on is his track record.

The question is, can we trust him to keep the vow he just issued?

That's not at all the same question you posed in the previous post. Vows to God about sin are impossible to keep. That was the entire point of the crucifixtion and resurrection. Political vows to the electorate are certainly possible to keep and I trust Newt to keep his word and not fall back into his old ways. Just as God has given him redemption, I feel I must as well. Trust, but verify, too. I guess my overriding concern here is that I personally think he's the best man for the job. You may think differently. That's okay. Right?