Posted on 11/14/2011 6:16:56 AM PST by Reaganite Republican
Which Newt is going to show up to “fight”?
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/gingrich-health-care-insurance/2011/05/15/id/396426
Gingrich Backs Obamacare’s Individual Mandate Requiring Health Insurance (May 2011)
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/gingrich-obamacare-and-individual-mandate_607924.html
Nov 2011
In response to a follow-up question from Charles Krauthammer about whether he opposed the mandate as a matter of policy or constitutionality, Gingrich replied, “I believe that it is unconstitutional for the Congress to require you to buy something…because then the Congress could require you to do anything.”
Great policy wonk, yes. Good leadership and decision making abilities, marginal at best.
It’s a sad spectacle watching the death throes of such a grand old party.
I remember the earlier 'debates' didn't have a lot of Newt, but the few times he spoke, he commanded attention.
Personally, I want Newt to denounce a few things .. pelosi's couch and a few others.
His daughter has put to rest the dieing wife divorce story, so ... maybe Newt IS viable.
I'm glad we still have a year.
Point well taken.
Agree.
He DID denounce Pelosi’s couch, AND a few other things.
Check it out, and I’m hoping you’ll find that his very, very, strong points outweigh his admittedly large volume of baggage.
He’s not my “perfect” candidate, but none of them are, especially the viable ones.
If you want fundmental change in the US political system you got 2 choices. Cain or Paul. The election of either would be a 9.9 political earthquake.
I think Newt could well be just the right guy to help bring the GOP party back to what it is supposed to be. Of course he’s not perfect but he would have the gravitas to begin a process that could be followed up on and he would sure be an example of taking a stand against not only the media but the stupid far left as well. He may just be the right one to put some shame into GOP party to start to stand for something. He certainly is the only one to explain things that even the media seems to have a hard time arguing with.
“Personally, I want Newt to denounce a few things .. “
He’s admitted mistakes as far as the Pelosi couch thing. The thing I find most troubling about Gingrich is once they passed the contract with America, they fell back into business as usual, (that is to say corrupt big government), almost the next day.
Yep, me too.
Gingrich can and will bring it. Cain has troubles with pro-life and 999 additional source of fed revenue. Perry has problems saying what he wants to say or knowing what he wants to say. Bachmann is a one-trick pony (did you know she was the first to want to repeal obamacare?). Santorum, I like because of his solid pro-life record and his deep thinking ability, but he strikes others as a whiner so he’s getting no traction. Paul can’t seem to hear a foreign policy debate without going suicide bomber all over himself.
Gingrich has his known foibles, his forays into political positions that must be explained, but on the other hand, he is the LAST person in the US to have actually balanced the US budget. Other than that he fits my definition of conservative: pro-life, pro-God, pro-gun, pro-natural marriage and family, pro-American exceptionalism, pro-military, pro-strong America foreign policy, and pro-fiscal sanity.
He stands for all those things, and he just blows everybody else away in debates. Gingrich is to all comers as Cheney was to Edwards in their famous sit-down debate in 2004.
We got a fundamental change with BO. How’s that workin’ out for ya?
"Check it out, and I’m hoping you’ll find that his very, very, strong points outweigh his admittedly large volume of baggage"
On top of that, Newt’s a quitter, he decided that selling books was more important than serving his constituents, even though he was overwhelmingly reelected to his House seat in 1998.
Ah, a series of adult thoughts and comments. Not intentionally inflamatory, not hostile, just honest statements of some facts and some opinions.
Better look out. You are likely to be flamed. There is always (actually, more than) one who is dependable to fill that role and he is sure to pop up shortly. Uh oh, I see he is already at it!
Anyway, it will be interesting to read the comments as they weigh in on the relative merit of yours. We’ll enjoy the cerebral ones, and pass over the others.
Love Newt in the debates and most issues, but his Global Warming stand kills it. He claims skeptics are wrong about GW and would not be for Cap & Trade, but what would he be for?
Pray for America
FYI..National review has a poll on their home page today..who do you prefer..Cain or Gingrich?..Newt gets 75% of the vote..
Thank you.
Another thought:
How many of us realize Newt has had a religeous conversion (to the Catholic Church), in 2009 I think? Many FReepers seem to think that Jesus died for their sins, but not for Newt’s, or that their own repentance was more sincere than Newt’s. I am not one of those.
I have had to repent of some very painful stuff in my own life, and I must assume that Newt’s conversion and repentance are as genuine as my own.
I think Newt may be capable of sparking a great American political revival.
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