[DJ MacWoW]

Newt believes himself to be a leader. Who and what Scazzafava is is out there. A Leader would have checked who he was backing. Newt either didn't check or did and was ok with a Rino. That is NOT a Conservative leader.

[XenaLee]

Ok. You’re talking in terms of ‘conservative leaders’ here.

You’re saying he should have done his homework on Dede, assuming that he didn’t. If he already knew Dede was a leftie, Newt’s not only not a conservative leader, that would make him a despicable McCainish RINO.

On the other hand, if he didn’t know but didn’t check, Newt’s not a conservative leader, IYO. But the question is....does the latter scenario make Newt a RINO?

Just trying to figure this out. If circumstances (unknown) can turn a perfectly great conservative into a RINO that easily...I’d like to know what those circumstances are. Point being, what’s too keep ANY of the so-called “”conservatives”” from transforming into RINOs that easily and quickly, if Newt could and did?

Now I’m really worried.

[hiredhand]

Somebody recently told me something with respect to leadership. She said that if a person thought that they were a leader that they should turn and look behind them. IF nobody is following, then they're just wandering around! :-)

Newt seems to pretty much be nothing more than a big ego driven windbag. I wouldn't hold that against him too much, but he really shamed himself when his wife was sick and he left her. The details behind that showed me that he lacked integrity as a man, and at that point everything that he might be, or might become falls into question.

Not only this, but I received a plea from him via USPS some time back asking for a donation to the GOP. Newt told me of all the terrible things that were going to befall me if the GOP didn't win over the DNC. Fear mongering makes me mad, and I consider it a low tactic which is really only ever used by those who have nothing real to offer! As if the mighty Newt Gingrich holds some sort of sway over me that the GOP doesn't! :-) I taped several layers of pennies to the inside and used a big sharpie marker and wrote "POUND SAND RINOs!" on it, and sent it back courtesy of their self addressed, postage paid envelope! ;-)