Very well said, Deb.
I for one hope Newt regains his composure, now that
he’s “gone on record” sounding like he’s working for Team Obama (to the ears of many).
His current political rhetoric certainly sounds like a naked populist appeal
for swing votes, Independents, and/or whatever established or just-forming constituencies are out there waiting to be plucked for use in Primaries or the General Election.
As far as “Newt is the only one who could devastate Obama in a debate”-—I can understand those who think that and would like to see that, but I have NO reason to believe that Obama on his own is ANY kind of debater. Obama is merely speaking-to-the-choir glib-—he addresses the nation as if he had a 90% mandate continually spoiled by a recalcitrant,dangerously ready-to-riot 10%.
Of course, the percentages are always provisionally at least
50%/50%, quickly working their way toward 75%/25%, but that doesn’t faze him, nor does he even acknowledge it.
He doesn’t know how to do anything else—he’s in his own fantasyland, completely “outside” traditional political procedures and
expectations.
You’re right, Obama can’t debate. In his responses to Hillary, he just ran words together in a soothing tone and said nothing. She must have been hugely frustrated. My favorite response was when the whole big issue of licenses for illegals came up and Hillary went into a lengthy rant about how wrong it was and she’ll NEVER grant them. Obama just said, “I will” and nothing was ever made of it.