Posted on 10/27/2009 5:02:42 AM PDT by Kaslin
Too many politicians put party and personal power over Country!.
Neutered Newt is one of the above politicians!
“Will we let them? Again?”
WE have no choice in the matter. So long as the GOP allows open primaries and same-day registration WE will get the candidate Obama decides he wants to run against. Obama will determine the weakest link and then order his minions to flood the GOP primaries and vote that weak link to the nomination. My prediciton - Romney or Huckabee.
Unless and until the GOP closes the primaroes and does not permit same day registration in GOP primaries, the GOP will always have the left muddying the process to make sure we get people like Dole and McCain.
You’re right. But they’re not going to change that. Now what?
Newt can kiss his political but...goodbye.
And, I think he knows it.
Take over the local party go to the meetings or caucuses and take them over. Then you can make the rules that is the only way it will happen you have to get involved
As far as I am concerned, Newt can forget about running in 2012
“I disagree (respectfully) that Newt is irrelevant. To be sure, I am for Hoffman and I am piqued by those who give up our conservatism to pragmatism. That being said, I like to hear everything and Newt is a good thinker. I believe we (Conservatives/Republicans) will win again because we can listen yo other points of view.”
I mostly agree with you. I like Newt in that he is an IDEA man and has a good background in American history. I don’t always agree with him. His lack of support for Hoffman purely mystifies me. I can only hope that he will see his error in this. Overall however, his expertise about how to get things done and his creative ideas are a PLUS.
I don’t know if Hoffman can pull it out, but with all the attention on him, I guess it’s possible.
Should he win, that sends a huge message to Newt.
It’s the history part, right?
Even if Hoffman loses we conservatives will have made a statement that we are a force to be reckoned with.
Also whoever wins will have to run again next year. If Hoffman makes a good showing the RNC better run with him in 2010. Given the party endorsement he's got to be a lock.
The public then voted to put the Democrats in charge of the House ~ that, presumably, brought the homosexuals out in the open but I'm not sure it protected the former or current House pages from them or their friends.
Pat probably finds that issue distasteful.
More recently the same public voted Obama and his merry band of baby killers, taxdodgers and cowards into the White House ~ for what purpose no one on Earth can imagine. It's not like we had a shortage in those categories.
For, 2012, I'd like to see some “fresh blood”...
a true blue conservative with preferably a military background.
We're gonna be a war with the muzzies for decades so we might as well get used to it.
Semper Fi,
Kelly
Sarah- YES.
Mr.Newt- Yes. I have to disagree with you about him.
Mr.Newt has been more of an asset to the GOP than almost anyone else in the country now alive. In this case, I completely disagree with his support of the old power structure, as I have on one or two other issues. Nevertheless, I honor his service and his opinion. My honor for Mr.Buchanan has long since run its course, though.
I don’t believe he understands the dynamics in this area of NYState as well as I do, and due to that he made this error. I live within a couple miles of NY-23. I also worked very hard for Buckley when we won that Senate seat. The Conservative Party winning this seat was definitely within reach, and still is. The GOP has misread the tea leaves by giving the nod to Scozzy in this district. I understand the reasons they did so completely, but I argue they are wrong. I believe that Mr.Newt did not independently study this subject and instead relied on faulty info he was fed, and that someone more involved in this area’s political life could set him straight.
Perhaps Hoffman will win here. In this case, though, as long as Scozzy loses, the hope for a more conservative America will win, since those with their heart on the right, such as Mr.Newt, will discover there is more support for a strong conservative in Central NYState and other rural areas of the Blue States than they fear.
Malarkey. The above simply does not happen. I'm from Louisiana, and lived there while the state transited from "party primaries" to the "top two" flavor of open primary. That change worked completely in favor of the Republicans.
I'm now in Washington state, which state is going through the precise reverse process, moving from an open primary to party primaries. And the shift to party corruption in government is apparent already with the end result comparable to "Huey Long" (or Chicago mob) era shenanigans.
“Malarkey. The above simply does not happen. I’m from Louisiana, and lived there while the state transited from “party primaries” to the “top two” flavor of open primary. That change worked completely in favor of the Republicans.”
So, I guess those busloads of SEIU members and residents from Massachusetts who drove into N.H. in the `08 primary, registered using fictitious N.H. addresses, voted for McCain and hopped on the busses to return home were just a figment of my imagination?
Let’s not overlook the fact that this election is just to fill the seat until next year. With that in mind, any kind of good showing by Hoffman will set him up to run (and win) in 2010.
With the rampant voter fraud I am still not convinced the public voted anything into office. There are a number of SoS that should be facing court hearings by now, but what the hey, when you allow voter intimidation by Black Panthers, caught on tape red-handed, to get off scot-free what do we expect.
Exactly- that is essenial to understand the reasoning, also... and in fact that is why the main GOP strategists are pushing Scozzy, too. They see a completely safe “GOP” seat for a decade with Scozzy in it, whereas a Hoffman will always have a close battle for the “moderate” voters.
Well then, we live in a dictatorship. Sit back and enjoy the ride.
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