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I think we would all do well to remember two maxims here:

First, the old saying goes that “Perfect is the enemy of good”. Newt is clearly not perfect...but I think he is the definition this year of the Bill Buckley standard; namely, the most conservative candidate that can win. He can win because he would make Obama look like a fool in a debate. Bachmann, Santorum may have better conservative creditials, but they cant win. MB isn’t ready for prime time and Santorum just really isn’t either. I probably agree with them slightly more than Newt, but Newt can win and thats the difference.

Second, Chuck Noll, coach of the Steelers used to say with regards to the prospect of acquiring new players in mid season “help is NOT on the way”. I like Sarah Palin and Haley Barbour (sp?), I really do. But they chose not to run, so we can’t be caught endlessly daydreaming in the land of “what if”. We must focus on “what is”, and what is, right now in the presidential primary, is Newt Vs. Romney. Given that choice, right now, the pick seems obvious.

Its really a reverse of Brutus’ speech to the Romans: Not that I loved Newt so much more, but that I love Romney less...and Obama least of all.