I don’t think you have succeeded in making a concise, declarative statement. If I’m wrong, please oblige me.
Regarding what you did say—your premise is flawed. It seems you think that the only way to believe him now is if he were perfect then.
Nobody is perfect, ever. So Gingrich was a conservative bulldog then, but unfaithful to his wife. It doesn’t mean he didn’t truly believe in conservatism then, or now.
I say this: just watch his speeches from the past few weeks, and take it all in. Integrate the facts with your gut feeling.
His speeches are the worst part. I’ll be listening, and it will be great, and I can see inspiration. Then he’ll say something rediculous, and it throws me out of the mood.
He’s just one of those types. Ideas with no filter. Says good things, says outrageous things, can’t seem to distinguish between them.
I’d love to love him like others do, because he’s not a bad choice, except I don’t think he can actually win, which would make him a bad choice.