He started his political career as a liberal, and then saw where his political bread was buttered in GA and "moved right."
Since then, his highly touted "ideas" have tended to be shallow and ultimately meaningless pap. Poll and focus group-tested pap.
He was a failure as a leader because of it.
In the final analysis he was more worried about what the Democrat Media and the political establishment thought than he did about doing what is right. And that's always a losing proposition in the long haul.
Well a lot of us started as a Democrat. After Carter, Reagan showed me that Republicans were the answer -- Never looked back. I don't agree with the pap part. While I think the gun owners had more to do with the 1994 victory than Newt, his policy decisions were usually spot on Conservative - Why do you think the media hounded him so hard?
The fact that Newt, and Delay, gave up and retired gives me pause. Reagan would have never shrank from the fight, and the media hated Reagan almost as much as Bush. The marches against Reagan went into the millions.
Who do you like to pick up where Reagan left off?
Since then, his highly touted "ideas" have tended to be shallow and ultimately meaningless pap. Poll and focus group-tested pap.
He was a failure as a leader because of it.
In the final analysis he was more worried about what the Democrat Media and the political establishment thought than he did about doing what is right. And that's always a losing proposition in the long haul.
I thought you supported President Bush?
Definitely agreed. That's my take on Newt as well.