Yes, I am comfortable supporting Newt Gingrich

Redstate ^ | 12/27/2011 | Erick Erickson

[TBBT]

A few weeks ago I said I wasn’t sure I could get comfortable with the idea of supporting Newt Gingrich. I laid out my case then and there is no reason to go back into it now.

I still find it incredibly hard to believe that the two guys at the top — excluding the 9/11 truther nut — both support the individual mandate.

I continue to hope Perry surprises in Iowa and Huntsman surprises in New Hampshire. At least then we’d have a pretty awesome race with two governors with conservative records we can all be proud of.

But as between Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney, I have to take this one moment away from my first vacation from RedState in four years (I have 4,335 emails I have not looked at that have come in since Christmas morning) and my cigar and rocking chair to say I am comfortable with Newt Gingrich now if I must choose between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich.

Put simply — as Governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney moved the state left, socializing its healthcare system and doing nothing to stop gay marriage until he knew it was too late to do anything about it.

As Speaker of the House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich moved the nation right with a balanced budget and welfare reform.

Maybe the poll trends in Iowa are real and Rick Perry is going to surprise people with a respectable finish. But if not, I’m not as bothered as I once was.

I could and would go with Gingrich over Romney. But I’m still kind of hoping I won’t have to.

[TexasCajun]

I will vote for one of the two Conservatives if either is still in the race by the time we vote in Texas.

Else, Perry, Else Newt, Else Romney.

Anyone but Obamah.

Correction, any but Obamah & Ron Paul.

[trisham]

I hear you. My current list is:

1. Newt Gingrich

2. Rick Santorum

3. Michele Bachmann

4. Rick Perry

[ExCTCitizen]

A few weeks ago I said I wasn’t sure I could get comfortable with the idea of supporting Newt Gingrich

I would vote for him, but I'd rather have Rick Perry or Santorum.

[editor-surveyor]

Rick Santorum is a child in an adult body.

Its called arrested development syndrome, and is primarily a spiritual disease (a demon?).

God help us if he or another like him were to be elected. He would be a paper figure led by elite power brokers at best, or whatever.

[llandres]

“But if you’re judging who will take a hard line conservative message right at Obama and the media, that Jon won’t Hunt(sman). Period. Sorry, just won’t.”

Amen, FRiend! Why the **** do these people think Huntsman’s a conservative??? Because he can talk a good game or that he’s had some fiscally good points? The guy’s a globalist China-lover who’d sell us out to them, AND...BHO liked him well enough to make him Ambassador.

Anyone BHO taps is NOT wanted by conservatives (at least not THIS one)! I’ve seen some here call him Eddie Haskell - yep, that’s about right.

[llandres]

“I would imagine many Newt supporters would like to support Perry, but just cannot get over the cringe factor of another guy from Texas who gives us ulcers on debate days.”

There it is.

[llandres]

“Huntsman is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, that governed conservative only because he had his feet held to the right by very conservative state senators and legislatures. Other wise he would have gotten in bed with his leftist friends in a heart-beat.”

ABSOLUTELY! I think not nearly enough people are aware of these two “love letters”, but they’re definitely heartfelt on Huntsman’s part and tell us a lot about his real sentiments.

And, as I’ve said before, he’s a globalist China-lover. BHO tapped him, and does anyone really think he’d appoint a true conservative to anything?