Ike withe Kay
So far as I know, though often alleged and repeated as if true, this is not proved -- except if you count the word "relationship" to mean he was friendly with her.
"But significantly, even she said the "love affair" was "unconsummated" and made no mention of any plan for Ike to divorce. "
You didn't mention Ronald and Nancy Reagan -- by the time he ran for President in 1980, they had been married 28 years.
The rest on your list are all Democrats, and what else do you expect from Democrats?
Yes, we do expect better from Republicans.
As for Newt, I am not overly critical of him, will happily support him if he's the nominee -- he is 1000% better than our incumbent President.
I am simply pointing out that Newt and most other front-runners have not historically been as consistent in their conservatism as they now pretend.
They are more-or-less John McCain / Bob Dole type moderates.
The exceptions include Ron Paul, who is impossible to support.
In Michelle Bachmann's first two terms she voted slightly more conservatively than Newt did in his first two terms.
But Bachmann is still very new to Congress.
Newt did begin (1979) as a very strong conservative, but ended his last term (1997 - 1998) well into the "moderate" Republican ranks.
And that's my only point here: I'm not anti-Newt.
I'm simply pointing out that most of these guys are not really as conservative as they now want us to believe.
Ike withe Kay
