It kind of lets us know who we’re dealing with.

Oh wait. No they’re not.

Oh wait. Yes they are. He now has Dick Morris’s endorsement.

Dick Morris is well known for his shrewd political advice and prognostication.

but we’re still not voting for Romney, not matter what

and will do great damage to the country if we don’t win.

That’s right I almost forgot the Sharpton meno:

Newt Gingrich Al Sharpton Education Tour
http://youtu.be/wwDoTg-Kljw

Not promote conservative causes.

Everybody know that.

He was supposed to be the guy who had that “vision thing” that President GHW Bush lacked.

He was going to carry conservatives to the promised land. And he deserves respect and recognition for the courage he showed by holding Bill Clinton’s feet to the fire for lying under oath, even when he knew that the ensuing bruhaha would cause voters to turn against him.

It was an open secret that Gingrich was not faithful to his wife at the time that he led the impeachment proceedings against Clinton. The best defense the Democrats could offer for Clinton’s lying under oath was “Everyone lies about sex, just ask Newt Gingrich/Bob Livingston/Henry Hyde”.

The problem with that defense is that it isn’t relevant to the issue of whether or not Clinton lied under oath when asked if he had “any sexual contact” with Monica Lewinsky” (“sexual contact” was spelled out in the definitions portion of the request for admissions, sorry Bill).

But when the GOP lost House seats in 1998, it was clear that Newt, although courageous, was hated by the American public even moreso than Bill Clinton, who was strangely surging in the polls. (Strange because, why would someone who admitted to cheating on his wife and lying under oath suddenly be loved by the American public?)

So after 1998, Gingrich, who had survived an earlier coup attempt by Tom Delay, Dick Armey, Tom Coburn, and others, wisely decided to step aside before Bob Livingston and his supporters pushed him out. Had Gingrich been ousted by his own party in 1998, no one would consider him a viable candidate today.

Because he stepped aside, he has a small chance of getting an unthinkable “second act”.

Most people aren’t really as interested in the baggage as pundits think.

that he is suddenly leading in the polls.

The consensus was that he will come back down to earth once Republicans realize how much flip-flopping he’s done on abortion, gay rights, taxes, and other issues.

We’ll see. At this point, I’d say that Gingrich and Romney have almost equal chances of getting the nomination. Romney is following the path of both Bushes, Bob Dole, Gerald Ford, and Richard Nixon: get endorsement, get funding, win in Iowa, New Hampshire, or both.

Gingrich is clearly hoping that the Tea Party right will unify around him. If he succeeds, it will be like threading a needle. He can’t beat Romney with half of the Tea Party behind him. He needs at least 75% of the Tea Party behind him to do it.

The Tea Party has to get used to the slogan: “Newt: Because he doesn’t flip-flop as much as some of the other candidates.”

Number like that have to be from outer space.

I go to the site, and they don’t have one.
You have a link.

as he just kept hitting it out of the park. A great interview.

This battle will get pretty ugly. Gingrich has tons of stuff that could be used against him.

But Obama really fell short in several areas these past few years.

It may all come down to debates-which Gingrich would win.

This is how you advance conservatism.

It kind of looks exotic.

They cut their potential list to 4 a week or so ago: Bachman, Santorum, Perry and Newt.

Two of the other religous organizations chose to stay “neutral”, which IMO seems like an endorsement for Gingrich. With some of his baggage, maybe they dont want to publicly endorse him, but by not supporting another candidate, it keeps them from getting a bump or surge.

Right now, in Iowa, the anti-Romney looks to be Newt Gingrich, as he leads in most of the polls there. The other three conservatives possibly getting the FL Endorsement are all in single digits, even in you combined all three of them right now average of most polls, Im not sure you surpass Newt. Plus Im not sure that you wouldnt see some of these candidates in Iowa, work behind the scenes to say, “if it doesnt look like Im going to win, here should be your 2nd choice”…because remember this is an open forum in the caucuses.

Santorum, has said many times that the candidate he agrees with most is Newt Gingrich, and Santorum, someone who believes greatly in foreign policy is not likely going to support Bachmann or Perry because Im sure he feels they would be not qualified in this area.

Bachmann, probably holds some bitterness towards Perry for stealing her Ames Straw Poll thunder, announcing on the same day that she won and then showing up in Iowa later that weekend.

The next 32 days are going to be very interesting. I think there are two more debates in Iowa, before they vote.

Next, he’ll be back in Iowa, where his campaign has just signed a lease on space in Des Moines and plans to have seven offices by the time of caucuses, just five weeks away on Jan. 3. In New Hampshire, where Gingrich recently got a boost in the form of an endorsement by the state’s biggest newspaper, he has three offices and eight staffers.

“Newt’s hand is always six inches from the self-destruct button.”

This echoes the thoughts of Republican Senator Richard Burr (of North Carolina), Republican Senator Tom Coburn (of Oklahoma) and Republican Senator Charles Grassley (of Iowa).

None of these senators have endorsed any candidate this year. All of them have expressed some doubt as to whether Newt would be a good candidate and/or president.

To say that Newt has some personal and political baggage is like saying Los Angeles has some bars and night clubs.

If so, that’s fine. I just thought that the Tea Party was looking for an outsider to “shake things up a bit”.

I was for the more experienced insider when I had to choose between McCain and Obama. At this point, I’d prefer an outsider who is not a career politician. Someone with business experience, intelligence, and class.

Agree with every word. Especially, the media, Washington elites, Karl Rove and Dick Morris–they all despise Perry. It’s pretty amazing as it reveals just how embedded all of these oldtimers are–regardless of which party they are in. They are so threatened by Perry they can’t see straight.

Dick Morris is one of only 20 people who will allow their name to show up on a list of Gingrich endorcers.

Or are you looking for complete, reasoned answers?

Santorum, Romney, Huntsman, and Perry have all won statewide elections – not Gingrich.

Santorum, Romney, Huntsman, Bachman, and Perry have all managed to stay married to the person they pledged to be true to – not Newt.

Newt got removed as Speaker of the House for ethics violations – but he still had a job to do as a simple House member – representing the people who actually live in his congressional district. He quit in a snit. Some people on this site were quite vocal attacking Sarah Palin for being a quitter – the quitter label fits Newt quite well.

Newt can be painted as the poster child for conservative hypocrisy for impeaching Clinton due to adultery while he was committing adultery himself.

If I was Obama, I’d want Newt to be the nominee.

I can’t stand Obama but I think there might be the old switcheroo and Obama decides not to run for reelection right after the Iowa caucuses. Then, what would it matter if the preident of the debate club team, Newt Gingrich, is the nominee if it’s Hillary Clinton on the stage with him. Gingrich loses to Hillary and would lose to Obama if Obama smartly agrees to allow a third party candidate to be on the debate stage with the GOP and Dem. party candidate. Especially if it would be a more conservatve third party canddate. Not advocating but just thinking out loud likie that lizard Newt Gingrich.

Newt would carry most of the South, and a few sagebrush states.

We’d be conceding Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Colorado, Iowa, New Mexico, New Hampshire, and possible Indiana to Obama.

In short, we’d lose.

Only Romney is currently polling ahead of Obama in Michigan, Florida, and New Hampshire.

Its

endorsing with an “s”

just saying

I would be comfortable voting for Romney next year.

If I absolutely have to, I will hold my nose and vote for Newt Gingrich.

Please don’t make me hold my nose. My nose has to breathe sometimes.

considering this is the same thing that Perry has done that upsets so many:
“They thought he would shake things up, and that’s what they want.”

Gingrich’s ad was produced by Lionel Sosa, a veteran of GOP presidential campaigns including Ronald Reagan’s. Sosa also advised Republican standard-bearers such as George W. Bush and John McCain on reaching out to Hispanic voters — an important bloc in this election.

Sosa was critical earlier this year of GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, who came out swinging against Texas Gov. Rick Perry for signing a law that allows some children of illegal immigrants to receive in-state college tuition. Sosa told The New York Times that Romney “can write off the Hispanic vote” with that kind of view.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2011/12/newt-gingrich-tv-ad-donald-trump-hispanic-voters/1

Wonder how Gingrich is doing among hispanics?

On the Cain endorsement, mmmm, wonder if it now might be Romney. I have seen public praise of Cain by candidates except for Romney, wonder if he has a deal and doesn’t need to appeal publicly.