Even Dan Quayle Would Be a Better Choice, in My Opinion

Wed   12 Sep 2007   13:12 by Kevin McGehee 79° and partly cloudy in Coweta County, GA 2 comments [Get Offa My Lawn!]

Newt Gingrich was an effective opposition leader before 1994, and a fair Speaker after (though he suffered a lust for MSM approval that ultimately brought him down). I have never really thought of him as presidential material. Newt Gingrich is moving closer to a presidential nomination bid in a severely divided Republican Party. “I will decide based on whether I have about $30 million in committed campaign contributions and whether I think it is possible to run a campaign based on ideas rather than 30-second sound bites,“ the former House speaker told The Washington Times yesterday. Many Republicans, regardless of whether they agree with his views, regard him as conservatism’s brainiest and most-engaging politician. » Gingrich hints of White House bid Unfortunately for Newt, the presidency doesn’t place as much of a premium on brainpower—nor even on being “engaging.“ What counts is executive ability, which Gingrich has never had occasion to demonstrate. At least Quayle, for his four years as vice-president, has that line item in his resume.

 

gradualdazzle said: I’ve often thought this same thing. Newt’s terrific, but he just isn’t presidential material in my opinion. First of all, he’s got WAAAAY too much negative image baggage from the past (not that Hillary doesn’t, but the drive-by-media treats Dems differently and we all know it). And second of all, he has lots of knowledge but doesn’t make me WANT to follow him. After Fred Thompson would be a substitute on Paul Harvey’s radio shows last year, I wanted to stand up and cheer and vote him into office RIGHT THEN AND THERE. I just felt compelled by him. Newt doesn’t bring that reaction out in me. » Wed   12 Sep 2007   22:11 Kevin McGehee said: He’d make a decent senior Cabinet secretary, and if he succeeds at that with flying colors he’s welcome to ask for my vote for president. But his media slutting when he was Speaker, that doesn’t exactly scream “leadership” to me. » Wed   12 Sep 2007   23:33 You must be registered and logged in to comment.