George Will is one of the senior opinion-writers on the conservative side of the spectrum. As such, his views demand consideration. At some point in the past he became really bummed with Newt; that's not hard to do. And he equates Mitt with Tom Dewey, they share the quality of being unable to project warmth.
On the other hand, most of the criticisms Will levels at Gingrich could have been directed with equal accuracy at Winston Churchill in the mid-1930s. Taking a risk with Newt is much like the Brits taking a risk with Winston; it's rolling the dice with a large bet on the table.
If Huntsman's platform is truly as Will describes, it isn't too bad - more conservative than we've been led to believe. Perry points to being a successful governor of Texas and suggests we presume he will therefore be a successful president. George W. Bush was also a successful governor of Texas, do we judge the Bush presidency as successful?
We live in interesting times, don't we?
