Posted on 12/04/2011 2:07:57 PM PST by rabscuttle385
Six GOP hopefuls joined a policy forum on Fox News Saturday night to push their conservative credentials, with Newt Gingrich seeking to reassure voters and vowing that he would reject "big government approaches" if elected president.
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Gingrich who has risen to the top of many GOP polls after a series of strong debate performances and stumbles by his rivals faced questions about his past support for government policies addressing climate change and in favor of a healthcare insurance mandate.
Gingrich pledged that conservative voters could "trust that a President Gingrich will not advance these sorts of big government approaches."
The former House speaker said his past support for a mandate had been consistent with what other conservatives had believed at the time. "Every conservative has in fact left that kind of a model," said Gingrich.
Gingrich also faced tough questioning from the panel on immigration policy and stood by his recent proposals to allow some families of undocumented workers to remain in the country.
“I’m suggesting that this only apply to people who’ve been here a very long time, who have a real tie to the local community, and we’re exploring the idea that they’d actually have a family sponsoring them,” he said.
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Agreed, why is FR so fickle today?
Mostly error messages...grrr....
Agreed, why is FR so fickle today?
Mostly error messages...grrr....
Agreed, why is FR so fickle today?
Mostly error messages...grrr....
Agreed, why is FR so fickle today?
Mostly error messages...grrr....
Agreed, why is FR so fickle today?
Mostly error messages...grrr....
The reason Romney, Perry, Ron Paul, etc., have so much trouble articulating conservative principles, values, vision, and policy proposals is precisely because ...
Conservative principles, values, vision, and policy proposals ARE NOT THEIR PRIMARY NATURE.
"Obviously, you cannot transmit something you haven't got."
We can trust Newt as much as the first two wives could.
Santorum looked like nervous college kid yesterday.
Bachmann was better.
Still, he and Bachmann are the only conservatives running. I
I’n not going to vote any amnesty friek nor RINOs. I’ll stick with the choice of Bachmann or Santorun.
Rino attacking conservatives with “radical rightwing social engineering’ line will not get my vote.
Romney, perry, newt, huntsman, paul are absolute not acceptable.
We also have small chance for brokered convention and actual conservative nominee, if Bachmann or Santorum fail.
Well, my first choice didn’t run, my second is failing, my third just dropped out, and the next tier down can’t gain traction. So now the main thing I have in mind is to not allow one the dregs of the Republican party, a man who has never actually been Republican, liberal progressive Mitt Romney to win the nomination.
Never will I vote for or support that miserable lying scumbag Romney. Not even in the general. Not going to reward an abortionist, gay rights pushing, gun grabbing, big government, mandate loving, socialist healthcare pushing, paper hanging RINO SOB with the presidency.
I will fall in line and support whichever of the remaining pro-life, pro-family Republican candidates who is leading after the first four early primaries, if it appears he/she has a shot of defeating both Romney and Obama.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Gingrich. Every where you go.
Unless Sarah Palin is drafted, it’s now anyone but Romney for me.
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And we can trust Romney even less.
OK...I watched Newt & Santorum’s turns on Huckabee. Admittedly that was not Rick at his best. I’d still take him over Gingrich in a heartbeat.
My first pick was Palin. Then Cain. Now I have a list of candidates for whom I would be willing to vote. Am I happy? No.
Santorum has done exceptionally well in all the debates considering the fact that he has been the most screwed in regards to the time he's been allotted:
Every one says "he seems so rushed..." Well, duh~!
In the late 60’s I had a bumper sticker that read “HAPPINESS is a REPUBLICAN CONGRESS”, Newt was a big part of making that happen. My wife and I have always liked Newt. My wife has been for Newt since he announced, I didn’t like the idea of going through a campaign explaining and apoligizing for his baggage. I looked forward to Perry coming into the campaign and thought he could be our caped crusader but as the candidates stood side by side and expoused their ideas and solutions, Newt’s baggage didn’t appear to be so heavy. Newt is where he is in the polls because of his own abilities, not money, not media, not endorsements. I am happy for him and for America. AMERICA needs an advocate and I believe that AMERICA’S advocate is NEWT.
In the late 60’s I had a bumper sticker that read “HAPPINESS is a REPUBLICAN CONGRESS”, Newt was a big part of making that happen. My wife and I have always liked Newt. My wife has been for Newt since he announced, I didn’t like the idea of going through a campaign explaining and apoligizing for his baggage. I looked forward to Perry coming into the campaign and thought he could be our caped crusader but as the candidates stood side by side and expoused their ideas and solutions, Newt’s baggage didn’t appear to be so heavy. Newt is where he is in the polls because of his own abilities, not money, not media, not endorsements. I am happy for him and for America. AMERICA needs an advocate and I believe that AMERICA’S advocate is NEWT.
He’s still on my list, but he’s not polling well.
That's what everybody says. Until Friday, I was part of everybody. Then I decided to damn the polls and make a difference :-)
Care to join me?
That would make two of us. :)
Compared to who? Perry, Mitt and Paul?
LOL!
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