What Is Wrong With This Picture?

I titled this blog, 'What's wrong with this picture?" to be asked as a good thing and a bad thing.  The negative context deals with Newt Ginrich on two accounts, the positive on Rick Santorum's debate comments about Iran last night.

What's wrong with this picture dealing with Newt issue number one.  Last week it was reported by CNN that Newt Ginrich's second wife left him because he asked for an open marriage.  Ginrich fired back some heated responses during last week's debate,as if that was enough.  To me, what is wrong with this picture is that Newt was surprised.  This shows an absolute under-estimating of the campaign process on his part.  Whether the comments are true or not, Ginrich's staff had to know that the ex-wives would be a problem.  If he misjudges something so blatant as ex-wives coming out against him, what else are they going to misjudge? What serious issue might he misjudge as President? 
I guess the only thing more wrong about the misjudging of wrongful accusations, would be the misjudgement of true accusations.

What's wrong with this picture dealing with Newt issue number two.  It was announced that Ginrich would no longer attend debates where the crowd would not be allowed to respond to remarks.  In the interview I heard, he stated that he felt it was a hindering of the First Amendment Freedom to Speech by the press.  What's wrong with this picture? Two things.  First we have a candidate refusing to participate in any debate that is not to his liking.  To many it might seem that he only wants to play by his rules, and if he cannot play by them, he will not play. Real Presidential Newt, real Presidential.  Secondly, how can one First Amendment right limit a second First Amendment right?  I thought, I teach, than none is more important than the other, that is why they are the FIRST in the Bill of Rights.  Gosh, if Newt fights so hard about his verbal speech being limited, imagine what he would be like if we tried to limit corporate speech. 

What's wrong with this picture dealing with Rick Santorum?  In last night's debate, Rick Santorum spoke out against attacking Iran, which is interesting rhetoric compared to previous statements made by Republican Candidates.  What wrong with this?  Nothing.  It shows that he is actually thinking about the implications of attacking Iran.  This show some forward thinking on his part.  Over the weekend I watched a BOOKNOTES on CSPAN with Chris Matthew in which he discussed his new book about John F. Kennedy.  In that interview he talked about Kennedy's talent in asking "What happens next?"  I see the level of caution exhibited by Santorum as a good thing, not bad one. Maybe, just maybe he asked "What would happen next if we invade Iran?"