First.........kudos to you on a SUPERBLY written piece. Absolutely outstanding. You’ve distilled, into so few words, exactly what has taken us to this point (politically and culturally) in America.
Well done.
As for others’ comments here.....I’ll offer my two cents.
Romney - Not Satan incarnate. He’s a decent man. He also is not a true Conservative and his attempts to appear so have backfired so consistently, it amazes me that he has any of his senior campaign staff still on payroll. He will lose the primary.
Gingrich - Damned smart, a professor of history, a student of the Constitution; a street fighter. People here so readily forget what he accomplished in ‘94 with the Contract With America. People can prattle on all they wish about his “baggage” (something you NEVER hear when Democrats are discussed.....and omg, you want to talk about serious “baggage”.....wow). The man is a fighter, is sincere in his beliefs, and would make a fine President. I say he has a great shot at the nomination and would trounce Obama.
Santorum - Great guy; REALLY a nice guy. Also very sincere in what he says and believes. Almost...almost...impeccable Conservative credentials. He’s the guy in high school that you’d elect Class Treasurer because he’s smart, nice, non-threatening, reliable.....but never Class President. You wanted PERSONALITY in that position; charisma. Someone who could get others to see his way and act accordingly. Santorum doesn’t have that spark in him; it is not his nature. That trait, by the way, is called “natural leadership”. Only two people that I can think of right now, on the national stage in the Conservative political arena, have that....one is running, one is not.
Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin.
People here so readily forget what he accomplished in ‘94 with the Contract With America.
Something that is NEVER brought up......Anybody born after 1965 (approximately), doesn’t remember any of that. I mean I was born in 1969 and remember it but was busy with getting my career at that time and although voted (always Republican) was not into politics like I am today. The problem with younger voters is, “What has he done recently?” 1994 is a lifetime ago. Some say 2 weeks is a lifetime ago. lol. Newt saying all this stuff that he did in the early 90’s when some voters were not even born is not enough. Newt needs to explain what he has done in 2011.
Even when Sarah Palin was still at least hypothetically in the running, we had hordes of quivering neurotics filling these threads telling us why she was "unelectable"--all nothing but liberal talking points of course, which is exactly the problem. But if "conservatives" are afraid to run Sarah Palin, why would we expect them to even think about running Newt.
It is tough to be a leader of men when there are no men to lead.