>>The administration and agenda of either a President Gingrich or Perry would not be different in ANY substantive way.
Vote for the one who is most likely to defeat 0bama. That is Newt hands down.<<
You make two assertions. The first is almost certainly wrong. Perry will govern much more conservatively than Gingrich and he will be much more inclined to transfer power out of DC and back to the States. Gingrich is a creature of the DC establishment.
And the second assertion, that Gingrich will have an easier time beating Obama than Perry, is probably wrong too. It’s at least arguable that Perry’s consistent views over the years will look better to voters than Gingrich’s on-again, off-again, conservatism. Gingrich and Perry will both be lambasted by the MSM; of that there is no doubt.
But if the theme of the next election is to be one of limited government, Perry is at least as good a candidate as Gingrich in that regard. On the other hand, it the theme is getting along with the other guy, well, Gingrich has played both sides long enough, he should be pretty good at that.
And don’t think for a moment that his supposedly effective “calling out” of the MSM will be tolerated by the MSM in a general election environment. Every single time he picks on one of their own, he will be buried in opposition research, and the opposition won’t be the Dems, it will be that same MSM.
IMHO, you have not disproved either of my 'assertions'. We agree, whoever the GOP candidate is will get a MSM bombardment of historic proportions. They've not used ANY against Romney in the hopes that he'll be the nominee and then they can roll the tapes they're saving. Gingrich will handle the onslaught much better than Perry as has already been proven (compare and contrast Rick Perry poll numbers in August versus October and explain why).
No matter who is President, the House and Senate (hopefully both in GOP hands), will control the agenda of either Administration. Newt's historical proclivity to wander will be held in check.
Ergo, pick the candidate who can win an election in this media age. That's Newt.