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Newt is the man. For the first time in a long time, we would have a leader who knows history and can articulate that with our allies and enemies. What we have now is a teleprompter and mouth piece. The guy know less about the History or this country than a 4th grader. He knows less about the culture of this country than a 3rd grader...

I agree with everything you say with one caveat. Newt is not electable.

Trust me on this. By the time November 1, 2012 rolls around the national press will have vilified Gingrich so hard and so often that the American sheeple will believe that he is the Grinch who is about to steal their Christmas.

I would love to see a non-RINO elected. Believe me, I'm tired of holding my nose everytime I go to vote. But four more years of the present crypto-Marxist in charge is more scary than any Republican (except maybe Ross Paul, who would get lots of Americans killed,)

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The mainstream media will vilify ANYONE who we nominate. Which candidate is going to be the best equipped to beat back the attacks and take his case directly to the American public? Which candidate has a record of accomplishment he can point to so he can say, no matter what they say about me, I’ve proven I can get what I say I’m going to do done?

There is another very important point to consider that could make nominating Romney very dangerous. Everyone is just assuming that the economy will remain the big issue a year from now. But what happens if it’s not? For one thing, the media is going to spin any minor uptick in the economy as a huge turning point and the start of the Obama recovery. If the Supreme Court overturns Obamacare, businesses will rejoice and almost overnight start expanding and hiring again. We are already swimming upstream as being the party people trust on the economy, because we rarely have been in the past. We also just got smacked down in Ohio on Kasich’s disastrous union referendum, indicating our “right-wing social engineering” may have gone beyond what the public was prepared for (please understand this electoral pragmatism is the only reason Newt had some issues with the Ryan plan). Any positive news on the economy and people could very easily move back to trusting Obama on that issue.

So where does that leave us with Romney? He’s being sold solely as a businessman who knows how to fix the economy. That is putting all of our eggs in one basket on one issue that we HOPE will be playing in our favor next year. Romney should be able to tell you that diversifying is what makes for the best investment.

For that reason, Newt is the clear choice. There isn’t one issue that Newt isn’t well-versed on and ready to debate. If there is a terrorist attack or other national security issue, Republicans should get all the automatic advantage on that. But Romney will present as a milquetoast national security lightweight without the 4 years of experience that Obama has. Newt on the other hand has the gravitas and the persona of toughness that people like to see from Republicans on national security matters. I can remember even some liberals saying Dick Cheney is the type of guy they want staring down America’s enemies. Newt also has an incredible knowledge of military history that could be used to his advantage in discussing any national security issue.

Even if every news story out there is going against us, Newt has the deftness to pull any kind of magic trick out of his pocket to try and win some advantage on a totally unexpected front. Look at how quickly Newt was able to stir up a national debate on the judiciary. Newt can turn the focus of the election around on a dime. He is prepared to discuss any topic in great depth. The election could come down to nothing but the difference in philosophy between our parties. Newt is ready to highlight any one of those differences. Even if Romney is a genuine, sudden convert to conservatism, there is no way he will be prepared to discuss what we believe and why we believe it on every issue with any kind of gravitas.

Romney is a bad investment when it comes to next year’s election, plain and simple. Newt is the candidate with the balanced portfolio that we can use to handle any contingency that might arise. Newt is actually the safe, conservative choice while Romney is the Hail Mary pass long shot. I’m putting my money on Newt.