Hey, b9! Congrats on your ballot. Newt is ready to get back into politics I expect, which explains why he’s joined the Romney team. I’m wondering what will come out of this for Newt. He is a party man to the core and can’t seem to cut ties, but what’s a guy to do at his age and in solid two party system.
I sure wanted to see him wreck the GOPE strangle hold on the party. Not gonna happen with Romney. And, I think I have learned once and for all that if you don’t have a campaign machine mounted years in advance of announcing a run for the nomination you’re in it only for the political exposure.
Our conservative candidates had nothing but their name to run on. Romney had all of the DC machine behind him and more than enough cash to buy the thing, with personal wealth to boot.
This makes me reconsider Palin. She wouldn’t put in the intellectual work required to run in ‘12 on her name, so she seems to be working the DC game now, like Romney did.
Supporting Hatch, even against a Utah Tea Party preference to boot him who want to get a conservative in there. She is gathering chits early inside the Beltway. Maybe she will run in ‘16 after all. She has Texas (Rick Perry) and she has Newt, who is headed for something bigger than retirement.
Hmmm...