Does a Leopard Change its Spots?
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -v s- Tyranny Newt Gingrich is, to put it bluntly not the presidential candidate the republican party needs. Aside from carrying to much baggage like his three marriages, extramarital affairs, his well paid "historian" role consulting with Freddie Mac, his flip flops on healthcare mandates and climate change, and his delusions of grandeur, he is not a leader than individuals like to follow. In fact he is a rather divisive figure. When he was Speaker of the House, before his colleagues replaced him for his ineptitude, his lack of principles brought his integrity into question. Newt, as well as his supporters will tell us he has changed, that his time out of Washington and the national political scene has changed him. That he has matured and is a more reflective and deliberate individual. A person who weighs both sides of an issue carefully and thoroughly before acting. Perhaps, but their certainly is no guarantee, or certain...