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Newt Is the Problem
NRO ^ | 121111 | Avik Roy

Posted on 12/12/2011 4:03:09 PM PST by Fred

Newt Gingrich’s rise to the top of the GOP polls is fueled, in part, by Republicans’ mistrust of Mitt Romney. Romney’s signature Massachusetts health-care law, the model for Obamacare, leads many to wonder whether Romney can challenge the president on this most important domestic issue. But any conservative who opposes Romney because of Romneycare should oppose Gingrich with thrice the intensity: Newt Gingrich is one of the principal abettors of the exploding health-care entitlement state we face today. Indeed, it’s not clear what would be worse for the cause of entitlement reform: Newt’s losing to Obama or Newt’s beating him.

(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: effnro; gingrich; mandates; newt; newtcare; obamacare; romenycare; romneycare
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1 posted on 12/12/2011 4:03:24 PM PST by Fred
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To: Fred

Neither, thank you.


2 posted on 12/12/2011 4:04:53 PM PST by cripplecreek (Stand with courage or shut up and do as you're told.)
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To: Fred

Actually, Newt was an early supporter of Medicare Advantage plans, a free market alternative to traditional Medicare.


3 posted on 12/12/2011 4:05:55 PM PST by Kansas58
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To: Fred

Democrats choose their candidate on the basis of who will do the most to increase the size and scope of government. Republicans try to pick the person who will increase government the least. In either case we end up with bigger government. No wonder we are on the brink of collapse.


4 posted on 12/12/2011 4:06:44 PM PST by all the best (`~!)
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To: Fred

The SCOTUS will rule on Obamacare before the 2012 election. Should put a whole new perspective on the race. That being said...NEWT IN 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


5 posted on 12/12/2011 4:07:45 PM PST by katiedidit1 ("This is one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever." the Irish)
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To: Fred

Great. NRO goes after Cain and dumps him. Now NRO goes after Newt.

News flash NRO, WE AREN’T VOTING ROMNEY.


6 posted on 12/12/2011 4:08:10 PM PST by struggle
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To: Fred

I’m not really sold on Newt, but it is so much to watch the establishment types freak out over Newt. They are determined to steer us to Dole, er, I mean McCain, er, I mean Mitt.


7 posted on 12/12/2011 4:08:18 PM PST by Obadiah (Obama's America: His Own Private Venezuela)
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To: Fred
Naw, not so much...........Newt is the CURE!
8 posted on 12/12/2011 4:08:18 PM PST by PSYCHO-FREEP (If you come to a fork in the road, take it........)
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To: Fred

I don’t trust either of them...Newt makes my skin crawl. He’s just another DC connected, dorky oldtimer. The GOP rank and file is ticking me off!

I’ll have to vote for Romney over Newt if it comes down to it.


9 posted on 12/12/2011 4:09:17 PM PST by alice_in_bubbaland
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To: Fred

The writer is probably just another MittRomney supporter at NR.


10 posted on 12/12/2011 4:09:17 PM PST by rbmillerjr (Conservative Economic and National Security Commentary: econus.blogspot.com)
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To: PSYCHO-FREEP

^5


11 posted on 12/12/2011 4:09:52 PM PST by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC:DONATE MONTHLY! Sarah's New Ping List - tell me if you want on it.)
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To: Fred
Indeed, it’s not clear what would be worse for the cause of entitlement reform: Newt’s losing to Obama or Newt’s beating him.

Hmmmmm...The Speaker that pushed through welfare reform or the President that gave us Obamacare? Who would be better to reform entitlements?

12 posted on 12/12/2011 4:10:34 PM PST by Kazan
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To: Fred

Gingrich is the worst of the GOP candidates. Very flawed character-wise and personality-wise. He is obviously unelectable.

But many are drinking the koolaid. Watch a wipe out worse than McCain in ‘08.


13 posted on 12/12/2011 4:11:02 PM PST by LowTaxesEqualsProsperity
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To: PSYCHO-FREEP

LOL!


14 posted on 12/12/2011 4:12:08 PM PST by RedMDer (Forward With Confidence!)
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To: all the best

Yup. Newt could have stopped after saying he would eliminate the EPA but he then said he would replace it with another federal agency called the environmental solutions agency.

*sigh*


15 posted on 12/12/2011 4:13:02 PM PST by cripplecreek (Stand with courage or shut up and do as you're told.)
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To: cripplecreek

What is the difference between Newt advocating for forced participation in a national health care system when he was Speaker of the House...

...and Freepers trying to force Tea Party members into voting for Newt because that is supposedly the Republican thing to do?


16 posted on 12/12/2011 4:13:55 PM PST by JohnBrownUSA (Don't Tread On America!)
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To: Obadiah

I’m not sold on Newt either. I’m going to vote Perry because at this point I think he is conservatives only hope. I wish Sarah would have run.


17 posted on 12/12/2011 4:14:03 PM PST by KansasGirl
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To: LowTaxesEqualsProsperity

And did you know that Obama is still the President?

Sheesh! New stuff to ponder every day I tell you!


18 posted on 12/12/2011 4:14:09 PM PST by PSYCHO-FREEP (If you come to a fork in the road, take it........)
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To: LowTaxesEqualsProsperity

Oh PLEASE!!!!! Newt is a differnt man since he reconnected to God!! He is NOT McCain....witness the “establishmnet” hates him and wants Mitt, but the “establishment gave us Dole AN D MCCAIN, because they were “next in line”!!!<P.I say MIX IT UP....let’s try Newt....WAAAAAAAYYYY better that Obama and different from Mitt!!!


19 posted on 12/12/2011 4:15:11 PM PST by Ann Archy ( ABORTION...the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Fred

Newt is the most intelligent, most articulate, knowledgeable candidate with deep understanding of American history.

Articulate, intelligent people feel threatening to the TV educated voters, making them feel inadequate.


20 posted on 12/12/2011 4:15:19 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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