Well - at one time, Newt actually pretended to be a fiscal conservative. Many of us remember “his” “Contract With America”... even though chunks were vetoes by Little Willie. Other parts were half-heartedly pursued, and many of the good changes made were undone by back-room deals and Clintonista wrangling.
But still - Newt at least acted like a conservative back then. Too bad he has decided to be a RINO douchebag... Of all the reasons I cannot vote for Newt, and it isn’t the infidelity - though that is an awfully clear picture of “character” - its his proclivity to make decisions with zero evidence or research. His casting call on the couch with Pelosi sealed it for me. He jumped off the high-dive with a fully-committed and adamant power-jump - blaming mankind for global warming, and calling for the Cap and Tax fraud. I will not forget his bad judgment on that - and no apology will bring me around. That kind of very bad judgment needs to be kept FAR from the White House.
The coming election may very well be a bellwether year for voter disenfranchisement. There will probably be no candidates on the November ballot that I can, in good conscience vote for. When McLame got the nomination last time and I held my nose to vote for him in the General election, I was absolutely sick to my stomach for days (of course, the news of Obama’s “landslide victory” didn’t help). But I vowed that I would not do that again. A candidate doesn’t have to be perfect (I’m not, and no-one else is...), but he (or she) must be right on the core issues, and have demonstrated character and good judgment.
Herman Cain was the train I was on, until the questions and accusations piled up. Is he guilty? I don’t know - his actions have not been those of a man with nothing to hide. I just don’t understand why someone would run for the highest office in the nation with the kind of baggage he is accused of having. Further - While the press is “free”, it (and his accusers) have no right, constitutionally or otherwise, to make false accusations, and Cain has a very real case or two if he is truly innocent of the charges. WE remember the accusations against GW Bush - and he pushed through them with the truth.
As Speaker, Newt and his new Republican Revolution after 40 years of Democrat domination cut the deficit, cut the taxes, reformed welfare, balanced the budget four years running, blocked HillaryCare, stymied President Clinton, and extended the soaring Reagan Economy through the nineties. Not bad for a “RINO.” And he’s admitted the couch deal was a dumb idea.
“...- blaming mankind for global warming, and calling for the Cap and Tax fraud. I will not forget his bad judgment on that - and no apology will bring me around. That kind of very bad judgment needs to be kept FAR from the White House.”
Amen, and add to the bad judgement list Newt’s endorsement of Alvin & Heidi Toffler’s book: “The Third Way” which advocated blending communism with capitolism.
Anyone in favor of that is unfit to hold any office in this country. I distinctly remember the press conf. Newt held where he did exactly that when he was elected Speaker.