Newt’s got good ideas and does a nice job of packaging them. Too bad he’s gone soft trying to win-over leftists and coddle the media by bashing Rush and other principled conservative voices. He probably resents Ronald Reagan being the real hero of the conservative movement, a position Newt could never accomplish.
There is nobody equal to Newt now in pointing out the winning ideas - conservative ideas that have majority support in America regardless of party affiliation. His personal weaknesses are also well known. Yes, he is far from perfect. But not recognizing his strength and not using his strength in our advantage is STUPID. There is enough people here who have NDS (Newt Derangement Syndrome) and treat him as enemy instead of utilizing his ideas. I don’t have to agree with somebody 100% (and I don’t) to recognize his value.
Newt would be much better than Steele as a head of RNC. Or a leading *doer* like Palin or Jindal should use him as an *idea* man. I think Newt was smart enough to realize that he can’t be the #1 guy, and would serve well as another #1 guy’s/gal’s principal adviser.