[reasonisfaith]

I’m convinced Newt is sincere.

[mcmuffin]

TAX DAY 1994 - Politicians play with ire - Gingrich , others stage stunts touting frugality

The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution - Saturday, April 16, 1994

Author: ALEXANDER, KATHEY, Kathey Alexander STAFF WRITER: STAFF

As procrastinators put the finishing touches on their tax returns Friday, politicians across the nation carried out carefully crafted stunts aimed at landing the votes of irate taxpayers.

In Roswell, U.S. House Minority Whip Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) touted fiscal conservatism by staging a mock tea party on the banks of the Chattahoochee River . Conservative Republicans tossed empty produce crates into the river in symbolic re-enactment of the incident in Boston 221 years ago when colonists dressed as Indians dumped tea into the harbor in rebellion against the government.

More than 200 similar rallies occurred throughout the country, including Boston, San Francisco and Detroit , as candidates used the tax filing deadline as a forum for one-upsmanship on frugality.

“Americans literally work every day for months just to pay for a government that wastes their money,” said Gingrich , who is seeking re-election from the 6th district. “On the day taxes are due, we should remind you that you have every right as a citizen to protect yourself, your family and your wallet with your vote.”

[LibsRJerks]

I remember a few years back, driving around and I heard Newt on Hannity one day, way back even when Bush was in, or perhaps Obama had just been elected. He was being interviewed and i was surprised to hear him on any show at the time.

And he was talking about his conservative think tanks, conservative causes — how he was working on one conservative project or another — and I thought at the time — “poor Newt, he’s just happy to stick to what he believes, even though it’s SERIOUSLY been rejected for now in this country .... “ I sort of just felt sorry for him and figured he was just relegated to the periphery. Yet now look at him.

Newt is and always has been a conservative. What these very recent erratic moves w/ Pelosi on the couch were, I don’t know ...perhps it was just his “scientific” side wanting to appear cooperative w/ the enviros, but for the most part, Newt TAUGHT me how to be a conservative.

Romney — came from outer space as far as I know.

Santorum — has always been associated with the pro-life cause from the days when Newt first ushered him into Congress.