Sen. Coburn: Newt Gingrich Is ‘Not One’ I Would Support In A Presidential Primary
Now that likely Republican candidate for president Newt Gingrich is temporarily cut loose from Fox News, it looks like fellow Republicans are wasting no time going after him. Republican Senator Tom Coburn strangely complimented Gingrich just seconds before attempting to decimate his chances of being taken seriously as a contender for the highest office.
Coburn remarked:
“He is undoubtedly the smartest man I’ve ever met. He is a thinker. He has great vision. The question to me is, does he have the capability to lead the country? And having served under him in the House, he’s probably not one that I would choose to support in a presidential primary. . . . We need somebody that’s soft and wide-eyed open and is stable and learned and is going to consistently bring us together rather than alienate us.”
That sure sounds like Coburn suggests that despite any intelligence Gingrich brings to the table, it’s not worth it if the country has to deal with his personality that lacks softness and stability. Besides this unexpected drive-by assault on Newt, Coburn also warned that today’s budget crisis should be of more concern to the nation than terrorism after 9/11, suggesting “the threat we’re facing today, in terms of our budget, finance and interest costs is a far greater threat than that ever was.”
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