Newt is a genius in some areas of assessment and political thought, but his reputation and image have relagated him to the political equivelent of MC Hammer. He was great back in the day before he killed his carreer with poor decisions..
Like some others here, Romney wasnt my pick early on, but after he got the nod, I really started to like him. I still dont think he's perfect, but I really wish he would have gotten in. The more I listened to him, the more I was convinced that he was the only option to Obama that could have a shot at putting the brakes on the runaway train. He's been successful and I really think he would have tried to surround himself with some of the smartest guys in the room. I think he knew he had to get results and realized appointments had to go to doers not friends and IOU's. He's come from a background of having to be good at what he did and be smart about who he worked with, but most importantly he knew how to close some deals and thats what this country needed. I think he had a better grasp of foriegn affairs than Obama and he definately had a better grip on how to try to get the economy moving again.