Whoa.....
I can continue the list of Gingrich’s conservative credentials, if you wish. I don’t recall exactly were I stopped so it may get some bis repetitas ... Brace yourself, here we go!
Obama divides us by going after people who make over $250K. (Oct 2011)
• Obama’s “balanced approach” is code for raise taxes. (Jul 2011)
• Death tax is a direct assault on civil society. (Jun 2011)
• Energy taxes are taxes on people earning under $250K. (Feb 2009)
• Match the Chinese and have zero capital gains tax. (Feb 2009)
• Voted against Reagan tax increases & Bush tax increases. (Feb 2008)
• Flat tax proposal criticized for losing popular tax breaks. (Dec 2007)
• Tax hikes retard growth and depress revenues. (Dec 2007)
• Change tax policies to make US companies competitive abroad. (Sep 2007)
• Create tax incentives that encourage R&D. (Sep 2007)
• Eliminate the capital gains tax to encourage investing. (Sep 2007)
• Opposing taxes is a key conservative value. (Jul 1998)
• Input of public judgement for any major tax reform. (Jul 1998)
• EITC is an invitation to fraud. (Jul 1998)
• Adopt a single-rate tax system. (Jul 2010)
• Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and death taxes. (Jul 2010)
• Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes. (Sep 1994)
• I favor Internet freedom; SOPA favors Hollywood. (Jan 2012)
• We can’t compete with China with an inferior infrastructure. (Jan 2012)
• America should be in space, aggressively & entrepreneurially. (Dec 2011)
• Prepare more for electromagnetic pulse attack. (Nov 2011)
• Replace NASA with incentives to private sector. (Jun 2011)
• Treat WikiLeaks as enemy combatants engaged in terrorism. (Dec 2010)
• NASA bureaucrats hijacked the great space adventure. (Dec 2007)
• Establish three high-speed rail corridors; NY-MA; FL; & CA. (Dec 2007)
• Invest in scientific revolutions: energy, space, environment. (Sep 2007)
• Focus on investing in science and discovery. (Sep 2003)
• Nanotechnology combined with biotech will transform society. (Sep 2003)
• Supports federal investment in space for science & discovery. (Sep 2003)
• Statistical adjustment of census begets political adjustment. (Jul 1998)
• Television is the wasteland of cynicism. (Jun 1995)
• Televise Congress: “C-Span is more real than being there”. (Jun 1995)
• Tax credit for inner-city computers: “Let them eat laptops”. (Jun 1995)
• Co-founded Congressional Space Caucus. (Jun 1995)
• Abolish tax deferral for media sales to minorities. (Jun 1995)
• We have mismanaged region-wide crisis in Middle East. (Jan 2012)
• Sabotage Iran’s oil refinery. (Nov 2011)
• Covert operations & military, if needed, to stop Iran nukes. (Nov 2011)
• Wrong to intervene in Libya; covert action more effective. (Aug 2011)
• No US conventional forces in Libya. (Jul 2011)
• Get out of Arab region rapidly; make new strategy. (Jun 2011)
• Goal was to liberate Iraq from Saddam, not to occupy. (Dec 2007)
• The “Irreconcilable Wing of Islam” threatens our way of life. (Dec 2007)
• Deadline for Iraqi withdrawal is legislating defeat. (May 2007)
• Even if Iraq IS a civil war, people have won civil wars. (May 2007)
• Pressure Iran to cut off Iraq, including blockading Iran. (May 2007)
• Iraq & Syria are enemies—ok to talk if we understand that. (May 2007)
• French didn’t abandon colonies in 1776; even when losing. (May 2007)
• Iraqi Army risk their lives & take more casualties than US. (May 2007)
• Date for withdrawal means terrorists exalt & follow us home. (May 2007)
• War on terror is transformational, and will take many years. (Dec 2006)
• Defend America & allies from those who would destroy us. (Dec 2006)
• Critical of how Iraq war has been fought. (Nov 2006)
• Iraq policy is a mess. (Dec 2003)
• Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. (Nov 1995)
• Obama is the Food Stamp President; teach poor to get jobs. (Jan 2012)
• FactCheck: Poverty rate has fallen under War on Poverty. (Jul 2011)
• When free welfare is provided, people choose not to work. (Jun 2011)
• 1996: One out of 184 programs block-granted back to states. (Jun 2011)
• Ten Lessons from Successfully Transforming Welfare. (Dec 2007)
• Boys Town-style orphanages better than kids on welfare. (Nov 2003)
• Reach majority by better ideas, not by handing out goodies. (Jul 1998)
• Eight steps to improve opportunity for poor. (Jul 1995)
• Welfare state has distorted beyond its original intent. (Jun 1995)
• Error at core of welfare state is its dehumanization. (Jun 1995)
• Welfare vouchers allow choice & reduce bureaucracy. (Jun 1995)
• Food stamps crowd out space shuttles. (Jun 1995)
• Replace welfare state with opportunity society. (Jan 1995)
• Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)