[old and tired]

Newt's succeeding because he's tapped into the raw anger and frustration of the conservative base. The Republican elite annointing Romney has infuriated many of us. Newt's giving us a voice.

I do worry about how Newt's attitude will play with the general public though and so I hope he can tone it down a bit once he gets the nomination. Then we'll need less shrill, more Reagan.

[ansel12]

Newt’s hint of anger may work for us today, we are in bad times, angry times, frustrating, almost hopeless, times and we have a placid president who is scaring us with his indifference, and French royalty demeanor, we are convinced that he doesn’t even know how desperate our lives, our families, have become.

It will be interesting to see Obama’s young, shallow, above it all, ignorant professor, meet the actual professor, who is wizened, deep, truly sophisticated, and truly knowledgeable.

Newt’s persona may just be the perfect match up this time.