Read about the life of Benjamin Franklin; an inventor, a visionary and a brilliant diplomat whom I find comparable to Gingrich in many ways. Franklin had a common-law marriage to his wife and was somewhat of a reprobate in his personal life. Despite his sick wife's continual pleas to have him come home from Europe; Franklin refused and she eventually died alone while he caroused in England.
My problem w/men like Rush, Beck et al; is that they represent themselves as thoughtful agents of Conservatism and political commentary; but, their actions tell me that they are more about keeping the different factions of the Conservative movement somewhat divided; and, thus, powerless. In the end they will all lead us back towards whomever the GOP nominee is. They will never take a principled stand; even against such a charlatan as Romney.
My point here is that people are holding Newt and others up to an imaginary standard of perfection that really never existed. I can't tell you what you should do or what will come to pass; however, I intend to keep observing, listening, reading, processing and watching what messages and signals are coming from people like Sarah Palin; who seems the most trustworthy as best I can tell. I will continue to work to support Newt; unless there is a better Conservative who can block Romney. Here in VA I will have to vote for Ron Paul in the primary because Romney is the only other name on the ballot and no write-ins are allowed.
That's where I am “at” for the moment.
Take care and be well.
-Geoff
Good post all.