I supported Newt for the singular purpose of addressing our budget with realistic methodologies which would have included revenue in the final compromise. His contract with America was not radical, and it was simply a precursor to a decade of prosperity until a so called Republican chose to fight two wars off budget and give tax cuts. Newt talks crazy, but his legislative abilities and his results speak clearly that his Congressional experience is sadly needed. I am not a right wing nut, but I believe that he was the best candidate to return this country to fiscal sanity which did not involve crippling austerity, or hiring more teachers as solutions.