Newt had a character issue and he resigned over it. I believe that he is a changed man, has received God’s forgiveness, and thus has earned the opportunity to lead.
I wouldn’t expect a Kalifornian to believe any of that religious mumbo jumbo and Newt hopefully won’t bail out your morally and economically bankrupt state that you call paradise.
I grew up working the fairs and walking precincts with my parents. I have met so many great conservatives growing up and have had the honor of working for some wonderful elected conservative leaders. I was one of the first Tea Party organizers in the spring of 2009 and have been on the front lines, going toe to toe with the SEIU, La Raza, local Teamster thugs, Occupy protesters, you name it, in a very hostile part of the country.
Regarding your assumption that I support bailouts, you could not be more incorrect. What would make you come to that conclusion? Because of where I live? I am a native Californian, as were my parents, and most of their parents. California has only been liberal for a generation. Historically the Golden State has been made up of rugged individualists who believed in self-reliance. My family and friends worked the phones day and night trying to stop the bailouts, money that went everywhere, not just California. If you remember, the congress defeated the bailout on the initial vote in the fall of 2008 in no small part because of the pressure the citizens put on their representatives. For some reason, even people who are normally counted on to be against these things, came out of the back room meeting and told us it had to be done. Of the current candidates, I think only Ron Paul actually voted against every bail out where as the other three candidates said they believed the first bailout was probably the right thing to do. Like Ron Paul, I remain firmly against bailouts. I don't mind failure. Failure is how you get an opportunity to do things right.
I am a life long conservative activist and you have completely misjudged and mischaractarized me. Think of this as an opportunity to ask yourself some tough questions. What is this former "character issue" and how has Newt demonstrated that he has indeed changed? Some one who has a demonstrated history of erratic and unethical behavior needs to convince us to trust him with protecting America and putting the country ahead of his ego.