I like Santorum, but there is nothing about him that excites me.
But we aren’t choosing a dessert. We don’t need “excitement” in our president. I’d like to enjoy my weekends without the fear of what crazy selfish stunt our president newt will be up to on Monday.
But we do need a president that is willing to take unpopular positions and then convince everyone that it is the right position to take. Gingrich can do that. Santorum is a nice guy. Gingrich is basically a jerk. And what we need right now is a jerk.
In this day and age and at this time the last thing we need is a nice guy to be pushing the conservative agenda against the establishment. Gingrich has faced down the establishment and has a track record of accomplishment (most notably one of welfare reform with a democrat president).
In that sense Gingrich excites me. I know he will not lay down on the job.