We are currently in the midst of the race for the Republican nomination. The candidates include Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, John Huntsman, Michele Bachman, Rick Perry, and Ron Paul. For some reason, the American public has shown that they want to nominate anyone other than Mitt Romney, who is arguably the most qualified candidate. In the polls over the past few months, Romney has been behind Herman Cain, the pizza-god who, allegedly, sexually harasses women, and Newt Gingrich. Who’s the next leader in the polls? Rick Perry again?
Newt Gingrich, the former Speaker of the House, was basically thrown out of Congress due to his lack of leadership skills and long list of personal problems. During his time as speaker, Congress had a record high level of arguments about nothing, and a record low level of constructive conversation. In fact, his lack of leadership led to a government shut down on two occasions.
When not on Capitol Hill, Gingrich had even more problems. He asked for a divorce from his wife, who was also his high school geometry teacher, while she was in the hospital recovering from surgery. Did I mention she was suffering from cancer? He got married twice more after this escapade.
Many people are willing to forget all of the Newt Gingrich scandals due to his knack for debating and public speaking. Although he is very articulate and has many good ideas, Gingrich has no executive functioning skills. After being practically banished from Congress, Gingrich set up a number of Republican think tanks that all fell apart.
We cannot be fooled by Gingrich’s debating skills; his presidential qualities are only on the surface. Come on, America, stop kidding yourself. It is time to accept the fact that there are no good Republican candidates for this primary, and realize that Mitt Romney is the lesser of all evils. -James M.
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