[Albion Wilde]

Newt also won't change anything. He's been in D.C. way too long and he is more part of the problem than a solution. Add to that he's not much of leader. Good revolutionary but terrible leader.

Buck up, people. We are not going to win this by pessimism. Any Republican we can elect will have political staff and a Cabinet and a VP. Everyone thought Reagan was a) too old and b) too dumb. Look how dramatically he changed things for the better.

[stonehouse01]

“... not going to win this by pessimism..”

we are up against stiff odds. Realism a/k/a “pessimism” is needed right now.

[Captain Peter Blood]

The die was cast in November 1932 and we have been moving incrementally to Socialism ever since.
The Republicans have had umpteen chances to do something and have failed or just not done anything.
What happened to all those rabid Tea Party types elected in 2010, they did nothing after getting there.
They could have drawn the line in the sand in the House and really tried but did not.
It is for the most part over and has been. There is just no Leadership on the Right. If your pinning your hopes on Newt you are just wasting your time.