Posted on 12/22/2011 9:26:30 AM PST by orthodoxyordeath
[LOL] I guess I gave away that I never worked for the Feds...
So... Newt must be referring to perhaps... that it was not implemented throughtout the “whole” government, just certain depts ?
Oh.... and I can’t resist.... so, pray tell, how did those two implementations work out ? [he asked, closing eyes and plugging ears]...
So basically you're saying that intelligent people make you insecure, or what? Take it you must be a Perry supporter (kidding).
Honestly, I don't see Newt adamantly boasting about it his intellect that much (it's usually other people doing the gushing over it). Yeah, Newt uses bigger words and more complex rhetoric than your average politician—but what of it? I'd be proud to have a well-read, intelligent president for a change.
“If you’re quoting Peggy Noonan to make your case, you’ve already lost it.”
I have to agree. At that point you have lost the argument once you quote Peggy Noonan.
“If you’re quoting Peggy Noonan to make your case, you’ve already lost it.”
AMEN!
UCLA Political Scientist says Newt Gingrich is Biggest Threat to Obama.
An equally simple answer: Mitt.
Sure there are other options, but none of them are viable for anything other than a symbolic gesture. It comes down to one of these two.
A firm believer in ABO, I will pull the lever for whomever runs against Øbongo but my preference is Newt before Mitt.
I was totally undecided and I thought Newt's "baggage" was going to be a problem. I wanted to support Perry until he opened his mouth. Then I watched the Cain train come to town. Never got on board but I went to the station. After watching the debates and his performance in Iowa, I am all in for Newt. Screw his baggage. He will be an infinitely better President than Obama.
Bite your tongue!
I take what Coburn and Talent say with a grain of salt. Talent is a Romney guy and Coburn is the guy who said Pelosi’s a nice lady.
I realize that Gingrich can come across this way, but who else is there? Judging by your posts, you come across as a closet Romney supporter.
I wouldn’t marry Newt, that is for sure. I can’t think of any elitist I would marry, come to think of it.
You have to have an outsized ego to fancy yourself ready to run the United States of America and all I would do in a marrige to Mr. Ego is poke ‘em in the eyes.
Newt’s doing well because he can think and talk at the same time. We have not had that in the Republican party for a long time.
Finally, this smear the Liberals did on Newt being a poor sport is a total media lie in the context of the politics of that time when he was speaker. During that time, the media claimed the WORST thing was for politicans to be “partisan” and, ofcourse, partisan was being conservative in opposition to socialism. The Rinos were said to be bi-partisan good guys cooperating with Clinton. This was an effort to force conservatives like Newt to stop pushing and arguing for reform (contract with America).
When Clinton acted partisan, Newt objected in public so the media, with the help of Rinos smeared Newt as vindictive and whining.
Clinton and the Rinos - a minority of the House - were digging in their heels against reform promised to voters by Newt and his elected conservatives in the Contract with America. They were trying to shut out conservatives in the name of “bi-partisanship”. It did not work. Welfare reform and balancing the budget were two of Newt’s acheived goals, Clinton now takes credit for doing.
I apologize for accusing you of such. If you don’t like Mitt or Newt, than who do you like?
Newt’s problem is he thinks every idea he has is brilliant. Most aren’t, and he’s not capable of the level of self-criticism necessary to weed out the good ones from the bad. I also don’t see him as particularly open to criticism from others, which leads to questionable decision-making.
Newt’s intelligent. That’s not the same thing as smart.
That’s exactly how I feel about him. He’s too caught up in his own intelligence for me.
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