Well Snake, that would be a perfectly reasonable position, except that RS himself and most of his supporters have been obsessed with many things Newt said and did many years ago too.
If the vest fits, wear it.
I don’t dislike Newt. I think he has some strengths Santorum doesn’t. He’s a vicious debater. Maybe the best the right has had since Buckley.
But, Newt has some major weaknesses that can’t be overlooked. He’s said some weird stuff fairly recently (a lot more recently than 1993). Nothing deal-breaking ... but still weird. He tends to shoot his mouth off on occasion. And, his family history is a freaking mess.
I’d take either of them over Romney. I’d take Santorum over Gingrich, barely. Mostly because of Gingrich’s cluster of a personal life, which is just embarrassing and indefensible. On policy, I’m mostly fine with both.
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