Newt is 68, having been born in June, 1943. Your point about him having experience is still valid, however.
As for me, right now he's the most conservative guy out there with a chance to beat Obama. That's not to say that he's a doctrinaire Conservative - he's not - but he's certainly more conservative than Romney, and the rest have about zero chance to beat Zero. Since my philosophy about choices is, "the Perfect is the enemy of the Good," I am a Gingrich supporter. No candidate out there is perfect, nor will such ever exist. But our Republic and Western Civilization desperately needs to defeat Zero, and right now Newt is the one to do it. The media has been easy on Romney so far (just like McStain in '08), but the moment that he's the actual nominee the gloves will come off. Romney hasn't been in fights like Newt, and I believe that only Newt can take all of the hits that are on the way and come out on top.
By the way, in terms of personal characteristics and habits vs. politics, the following quiz is instructive:
It is time to elect a new world leader, and only your vote counts. Here are the facts about the three leading candidates:
Candidate A - He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps until noon, used opium in college and drinks a quart of whiskey every evening.
Candidate B - He is a decorated war hero. He's a vegetarian, doesn't smoke, drinks an occasional beer and never cheated on his wife.
Which of these candidates would be your choice?
Candidate A is Winston Churchill.
Candidate B is Adolph Hitler.
Now this proves nothing other than that one's personal characteristics and habits have little to do with what one's potential may be (and, of course, one's motivations), but I am simply not willing to count out Newt because of his various relationships with females. Besides, at age 68 he's probably not going to be doing much in the way of what he did earlier in his life. It simply isn't an issue for me, and I wish it wasn't one for others.
Thanks for the age correction and excellent post. I had heard the Hiitler - Churchill comparison before. I think th MSM woul be pulling for Hitler these days!
Besides all that anyone who is concerned about Newt’s indiscretions in the past needs to learn the truth about the current occupant of the oval office who is almost certainly bisexual if not exclusively homosexual. Then there is the matter of the man from Hope. He makes Newt look like a rank amateur at the womanizing game and the nation gave him two terms. John Kennedy also made Newt and maybe even Slick Willy look like amateurs at the womanizing game but it was covered up until long after his assassination. LBJ had his mistress on the side also but we never heard about it until she came forward after his death and she had about a thousand times more credibility than any of those who were involved in torpedoing Herman Cain.