Renewed Interest in Newt Gingrich

New interest arises for Newt Gingrich, the GOP candidate who stands staid and steadfast while others rise and decline in the polls.

The GOP debates brought out the worst rather than the best in the candidates. Many believe they were designed to do exactly that. And if the debates didn't tarnish the GOP candidates to some degree, the aftermath did. Witness the scandalous revelations that broke in the media after each one.

Now for Newt

Now it's time for Newt's steady rise, as if no one paid attention to the most competent character in the debates. He has it all: experience and intelligence, stands for conservative values and American exceptionalism, speaks well while delivering his messages clearly, and knows how to get things done in Washington.

Know what you don't get with Newt

No hidden agendas.
No shady friends.
No secret birth certificates.
No liaisons with political gangsters.
No favors for cronies to bankroll campaigns.
No yearning for rock star fame.
No lurid looking at your paycheck to give it to others.
No faux facades.
No jealousy if another GOP candidate gets in.

It was Gingrich who remarked that any one of the candidates on the debate stages with him would make a better president than the one we have now. That is a man speaking from the competence to know what the country needs and the confidence to get it done.

Mitt meets his match

With Gingrich's current rise to favor, can we expect--like the others--to witness his downfall later? Unlike the others, Mitt Romney remains steady, resisting the roller coaster of favor followed by decline.

That's because Romney looks politically more like Obama than any other GOP candidate. Besides, he's the media favorite for the same reason. The media will love him then leave him once the nomination is secured, just like the other candidates' waves of favor and fall.

It will be different for Newt Gingrich. He can withstand the slurs thrown at the behavior in his private affairs. His resilience allows him to rise above it. After all, what relevance do past personal matters have on one's ability to manage a nation? None, for people with their priorities properly aligned.

If we're looking for a saint, we won't find one in Gingrich. Nor does he qualify as The People's Charismatic Messiah. Rather, he carries his competence, courage, and character as conservative values aimed at bringing America back to the great America it can be again. No other candidate comes close to showing as much.