"I already said that if he wants to use a teleprompter, then it would be fine with me. It has to be fair. If you [were] to defend ObamaCare, wouldn't you want a teleprompter?" Gingrich asked.
"Now, just for a second I'm going to go in the detour and I'll try to explain why I've been and he'll say yes. There are two reasons. The first, is ego. Can you imagine him looking in the mirror? Graduate from Columbia, Harvard Law, editor of the Law Review journal. [Against] the greatest articulator in a Democratic book?"
"How is he going to say that he's afraid to be on the same podium as a West Georgia College student?" (produced by Shark Tank Media, LLC)
Gingrich is a great political tactician. He understands the weakness of the opposition and how to exploit it.
Gingrich is very articulate and a great debtor. He uniquely knows how to both accurately site facts and also score great debating points.
What's bad about Gingrich:
Gingrich is basically an academic with little experience running large organizations. Gingrich was such a horrible leader, that 3 years after he engineered the first GOP majority in the House since Harry Truman, his own GOP colleagues kicked him out of the Speaker's position. He then resigned from the House. Gingrich is not Obama, but he doesn't have the leadership experience that Reagan had as governor of California.
Gingrich is perhaps even more inconsistent than Romney. He has held all kinds of positions on climate change, foreign policy, and much more. Some of the changes in his position could be attributed to changes in the circumstances, which is fine. I respect people who admit they were wrong and change when new evidence appears. But not all of the changes in positions can be attributed to new evidence. That's a problem.
Having said that...
If Romney gets the nomination I will not vote for him. But if Gingrich gets the nomination, I will will vote for him.
Here are the reasons why:
Romney is a big spending establishment type who won't do much of anything to change the horrible path this country is on. The last thing we need is another establishment GOP President who will only make things worse (like the Bush's).
Gingrich is a tiny bit radical. He just might make one or two substantial changes that will positively help the country in big ways. He did it while he was speaker with welfare reform.
Imagine if President Gingrich could reform Socialist Insecurity or Medicare or Medicaid. Reforming any one of these programs would make a big positive impact on our future. Remember, as Speaker, Gingrich really went to battle with Clinton over welfare reform and won. We need someone to go battle with the left again.
Conclusion
Gingrich is no Ron Paul. But, Ron Paul is not going to get the GOP nomination. Gingrich could.
Gingrich is no Romney either. That is a fact that we need to understand.
