Posted on 01/03/2018 5:08:32 PM PST by EdnaMode
Haaa! Close enough for government work... Scare-a-mushi
I thought that Newt was a great leader 1994-’98. I was mad at him when he resigned from Congress in Dec. 1998, causing Georgia to pay for a special election to replace him. In Nov. ‘98, Republicans lost five seats, in the House, but, in Jan. ‘99, they still had a majority. At that time, there were 223 Republicans, 211 Democrats, and an independent (Bernie Sanders). Newt should have been grateful that Republicans controlled both houses of Congress and tried to propose more conservative bills.
In Jan. 2010, I walked five precincts for Adam. About a month after he lost that primary, I emailed him and asked him to run for Hinsdale village trustee in April 2011. I said that he would easily run and that, if he got experience, in a local elected office, he could win a race for Congress or the state legislature in 2016 or ‘18. He said that he won’t run, but he didn’t say why.
Newt WAS a great leader for 1994 and part of 1995... until the so-called “government shutdown” showdown with Bubba. When he folded like a cheap suit over it, he single-handedly delivered Bubba a second term on a silver platter and locked in the gutless weaselry setting for the GOP leadership and party for the next 21 years until Trump.
He had no choice but to resign after the Republicans failed to make serious gains in the 6th year of the Clinton regime (indeed, 6th years were usually a disaster for the party in the WH, think 1938, 1946, 1958, 1966, 1974, 1986, instead, they managed to turn it on its head and gain seats for the party in power). They already told him in-caucus that there might be enough Republicans to turn him out in it or to deny him an outright majority of 218 votes, because just 5 Republicans could’ve and would’ve gone rogue. Gingrich was done.
Why ? Imma guess because Andrejewski regarded your suggestion as a pissant post, nevermind that it was a productive and helpful bit of political advice. When you’re an egomaniac, why run for a job you could actually win (and accrue experience) when you can run for a top job you think you’re entitled to because you’re God’s gift to the people ? If they don’t have the reason and sensibility to set their sights lower, better to let them crash and burn in a primary for higher office - they might actually learn from it and grow up. Then again, they might not.
>> Imma guess because Andrejewski regarded your suggestion as a pissant post, nevermind that it was a productive and helpful bit of political advice. When you’re an egomaniac, why run for a job you could actually win (and accrue experience) when you can run for a top job you think you’re entitled to because you’re God’s gift to the people ? <<
And let's not forget Adam's 2015 "campaign" for Illinois Comptroller when Judy Baar Topinka died and there was a vacancy for this elected statewide office, so Team Adam embarked on an "Adam for Comptroller" grassroots effort to butter up Rauner to appoint Adam to the job. I think he was the ONLY person with a big enough ego to put out emails and press releases about the vacancy "suggesting" himself for the job (Why appoint someone with actual qualifications to run the office when you can appoint a guy who runs a phone book company that no one heard of prior to 2010 but tells you he's The Chosen One?). Even politicians who paid their dues and really wanted the post probably grovelled to Rauner behind closed doors but weren't tacky enough to do it in public. Of course, when it came time to actually have to RUN and WIN an office lower than Governor, Adam had zero interest in lifting a finger to make the effort. Apparently he thought he should declared Comptroller by acclamation or something. He shouldn't have to actually win elections like mere mortals do.
I'm doubtful Rauner even seriously entertained appointing Adam the Egomaniac to the job, but once he didn't get it, he and his supporters were so butt hurt they IMMEDIATELY went on the warpath demonizing the person he DID pick (Leslie Munger, who turned out to be a crappy RINO anyway, but not because of the "Her name ain't Adam and THEREFORE this appointment is an political outrage" hissy fit his fan club threw)
I think he still has quite a following with some misguided Illinois conservatives anyway. ::Sigh::
Newt is a huge egomaniac jerk and major flip flopper who’s held all kinda of RINO positions. I like that he has ideas but some are crummy (colonize Mars and have kids work as janitors in their schools, keep those to yourself Newt) Gun to my head I honestly would have chosen Romney over him (I voted for Santorum), all he would have done is lost by more.
He’s also a hero for winning the House and a very intelligent person maybe the highest IQ guy to run for President in recent times. I’d say I respect him but don’t like him. He’s 50 times the man Bannon is and 100 times the man Angieeffski is.
As for his Speakership, I can’t pretend it was all gangbusters, people are looking back with rose-colored glasses, he caved to Clinton on the government shutdown, that was a disaster.
Many GOP members hated his guts for whatever reason (personality? It wasn’t all RINOS that wanted him out), they tried to do a coup in 1997 and after he lost seats in 98 he fell on the sword which was probably a good move, dems were using him like we use Pelosi now, a lower key leader helped us keep control in 2000, unfortunately Hastert was a boy raper not to mention big government fiend though I like “the Hastert Rule”.
As for Angieefski, he seems like a wanker, I don’t know why he has a personality cult and I hope he doesn’t run statewide again.
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