He'd be my number one choice....JJ61
As Newt said, he's not running for President, but rather leading a movement for dialogue and debate.
Perhaps. He does seem to be a conservative. A man can be forgiven much, but can he keep it in his pants this time around?
Unless his plan includes poisoning the homosexual running the NYT it's a sure bet he won't be living at the WH anytime soon.
Let's see what his ideas are. It's true that the GOP needs new ideas and it needs new leadership. But the same old thing in a bright new package and a World War are not new ideas.
My guy. If he'd just get North to run with him.
You are correct.
Here is hoping that Newt has every possible sucess.
I will provide what monies I can afford to assist him in his project and he has my promise of the votes in my family.
He has a terrific mind and outstanding understanding of where we came from and where we need to go, as well as how to get there.
Sorry he is no Ronnie. He has too many problems with his zipper.
I like Newt, but he has so much negative personal baggage on him including but not limited to his having an affair with another much younger woman while he was married and while he was creating "better morality" legislation, negative political baggage for only being in the U.S. House of Representatives and not ever being, for example, also a Governor of Georgia at either an earlier point in his political career or later, and his ego is also huge and can create some problems between Newt and the general public at some later point in time.
Newt Gingrich has been a great idea man, architect and go-to guy in the past, and we certainly are in dire need of vision and structure going forward, but I just can't envision his being as successful in pursuit of the presidency.
I liked Gingrich a great deal when he was a revolutionary leader. I thought when he was Speaker he allowed himself to be rolled by the liberals a bit, especially on the "shutdown." Perhaps it had to do with skeletons in his own closet which are still there.
Is he capable of taking the offense as a leader, that is beyond the revolution? His personal foibles that would make him an icon among Democrats make him a pariah among conservatives. Can he explain them so as to overcome them?
Newt is needed.
Republicans squandered their power and went limp.
Newt's the most realistic candidate for President in 2008. I don't see anyone else on the horizon yet.
Rudy and McCain are too liberal, both totally unelectable. Sure, it would be great to nominate a Tancredo or a Doc Coburn. But the facts are that they just don't have the national backing yet, to make the run.
Newt's a solid conservative, a man of ideas, an intellectual. Best and probably only chance for the GOP in 08.
I find Newt an interesting person. His engineering of the 1994 successes was brilliant. But.....
He has said some funky things since leaving congress. But, even that aside, he could never get elected to the Presidency. He could play a significant role in revitalizing the Republican party electorally, but whether he is still a real conservative is of no real matter. He has as much chance of becoming President as John Kerry. Less.
Newt threw Romney's name out there for consideration as someone he believed was trying to carry Reagan's ideas forward. Make of that what anyone will but, to me, it sounds as though conservative 'leaders' are casting Romney's name out to see if it takes root. They did the same with Allen, but Alen self destructed in his campaign. Though in strict fairness more have been tossing Romney's name then tossed Allen's name.
I doubt this statement is completely accurate. I think it's more fair to say if Newt cannot find a suitable surrogate catching fire for these ideas that doesn't carry his baggage, THEN he'll run.
Personally I HATED his stint with Hillary on healthcare and I don't completely trust him. But I'm admittedly desperate for a national politician that doesn't run from conservatism or attack his "friends" while kissing the cheeks of his enemies at every opportunity. If Newt wants to help cultivate CONSERVATIVE platforms and promote CONSERVATIVES for office and be one of the main voices for CONSERVATISM that is fine with me. So long as it's conservatism, not Hillarycare, he promotes. So of like Toomey does with the CFG, only on a wider scale.
It's clear there needs to be an alternative organization to counter the RINO establishment's influence in primaries and policy promoted once in office. If Newt is volunteering to help run such an operation, he should be helped. We need such an organization. And Newt is not bad when it comes to creativity, brainstorming, and articulation. It would probably be the best place for him, suiting his talents.
It's the weaknesses in his character that tend to be enhanced when he's serving in a poliical office that are the problem. Without the tempations that sort of power offers him, he might be an asset.
If his wife couldn't trust him, how can we?
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We do need NEWT if he ran for president I'd support him in a NY minute.
My family loves Newt (just not his name).
My family loves Newt (just not his name).