One can firmly believe that Thomas Sowell is America’s greatest living intellectual and right about almost everything ... but still say, “Well, maybe, but ...” about Newt Gingrich.
I certainly want Newt to be all Dr. Sowell would wish, but I’m doubtful that he is.
I'm neither for Romney nor Gingrich, but I could imagine Gingrich telling the truth to the American public much more than I could Romney. Romney would easily roll over to make sure people liked him. Despite some of his past statements and actions (which he's since apologized for), I think Newt would be much more likely to hold firm to conservative principles than Mitt. That's not saying a lot, I'm just saying I'd trust that "zany" Gingrich more than I'd trust Romney.
“I certainly want Newt to be all Dr. Sowell would wish, but I’m doubtful that he is.”
Dr. Sowell doesn’t deal in wishes, he deals in facts. He knows Newt’s warts, but he tells the truth - that Newt is our best weapon to defeat BHO.