Agreed. The real question should be, "Why Were FReepers So Enamored of Newt Gingrich?" If you would have said a year ago that FR would be overwhelmingly Newt Country, you would have been laughed off this forum, just like if you had proclaimed Trent Lott would be promoted as the "true conservative" freeper candidate for President in 2012. Both were 90's has-beens that conservatives were fed up with.
I could see people throwing this support behind him in desperation to "stop Romney" when Newt was surging back in December, but when it became clear that Newt couldn't win any state outside S.C. besides his own, people continued to cling to him. Why so many freepers loved a severly flawed, backstabbing, long-past-his-prime egomaniac whose only positive in the campaign was "excellent debater" is beyond me. We're choosing a President, not a Debate Team captain.
I will answer your question from my point of view.
No one, NO ONE, to my knowledge has had the stones to stand up to Obama, with the exception of Sarah (and I am not in the tank for her). In my fantasy scenario, Newt would hand Obama his @ss in a debate. Plain and simple, I would like to see that, before all record of it was scrubbed the next day in the MSM. I would like to see the paper tiger fold just for once.
Still, I realize Newt is a big govt guy, really I do, but I would just like to see a little FIGHT by someone with an R next to their name. We wont see that with Romney.
You asked.