Big difference is I do think Newt is a lot more naturally honest than Clinton. He doesn’t try to parse his words and a topic rarely comes up that he is unwilling to talk about or give you his opinion on. This may be the quality that some people spin as a negative, like Santorum tried to do this week, where they say Newt will say unexpected things you’ll see in the paper next day. It’s because Newt’s a creative thinker, an open mind and will basically think out loud instead of waiting until he has a prepared, focus-grouped statement. I actually see that as much more of a problem as Speaker than as President. Newt is the CEO as President and everyone has to follow his lead. As Speaker, he would have had to have come to an agreement with his members and then stuck to a specific message to avoid ticking them off. No such problem as President. He’s the boss and if he changes his mind, he simply orders the rest of the executive branch to change with him.
For all the grips about Newt’s seemingly off the wall comments, I DO believe that just comes from an active, creative, brilliant mind that sometimes doesn’t use a practical filter.
BUT he does that in his everyday conversation, never did it legislatively. I would think that as POTUS he’d clear any major moves with advisors before acting on them.
There’s a world of difference between simply stating an idea and acting on it...tho a POTUS does have to watch his every word because everything he says is reported. If elected, he’s going to have to learn not to ‘think out loud.’