Posted on 03/04/2012 9:01:53 AM PST by Mariner
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Newt Gingrich says he has no doubts that the Republican presidential candidates who fall short of winning the nomination will unite behind the eventual nominee - despite the often tough rhetoric the contenders are throwing at each other during the campaign.
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Already corrected in another post. Evidently the mormon family I know were stating their own personal faith objections to military service.
At the time I was told this, it sounded feasable. Jehovah’s Witnesses do not serve in the military or vote, so it didn’t seem far fetched that another religion might share that view.
At any rate, none of Mitt’s five sons, nor Mitt himself have ever served. I have no confidence in him as Commander in Chief which is one of many reasons why I support Newt.
I’m a conservative libertarian. If the nominee is Romney I am abandoning the Republican party for good.
I don't believe that to be true.
The problem has been the quality of the conservative candidates. Cain, Bachman and Perry are out for a reason that has very little to do with their positions on the issues.
Gingrich and Santorum remain but there is a sizable anti crowd for both. One due to being perceived as holier-than-thou (which even some social conservatives find offensive) and the other due to being perceived as a sleazy womanizer/adulterer.
Either a Reagan or Goldwater could have taken the drivers' seat by now.
Folks, rarely is a national candidate chosen based principally on their position on the issues. Maybe never.
Gingrich could have won this mantle except his personal history. There are millions of people that will not vote for him over this.
It is long past time for conservatives to form a party-within-a-party and choose our guy before the GOP primaries ever get started.
to “balls”....hehehe, bad FR name for you. Something you should read.
Your reply had nothing to do with what you quoted from me.
I’m sure the “12” in Salt Lake City already have the VP picked out.
I won’t be influenced by a Veep choice ever again.
What does the Veep add to a ticket? Nothing substantial.
The policies of a President are going to be followed through. The Veep isn’t going to come into play unless the President seat is vacant and requires the Veep’s ascension.
The dog with mange and fleas is going to be what you get.
Doesn’t matter if the Veep choice is West, Palin or anyone else.
Remember, Matt Damon implored about looking at the acuraial tables and how it would be terrible for Sarah to be President and it is likely given Juan McCain’s age.
Well, Juan is still with us.
and so is the stink.
well it made sense to me. Sorry about that. My point was that person was not condemning anyone, just speaking from FACT. It’s Sunday and I want to be nice, otherwise I would ask you if you support Santorum... you have all the earmarks :) Have a great day!
I’m certainly not going to be moved by a VP choice. The most important thing a VP does is encourage congress on behalf of the president but a VP usually has little input on policy.
I do think Cheney was a rare case of a very influential VP due to his extensive foreign and domestic policy background but he would have been rendered ineffective by a more aggressive Bush had Bush chosen to be that way.
Imagine you’re in a plane that’s on fire and is going to crash. As you gently float down on you para-wing you see below you a huge swimming pool filled with skinny dipping uninhibited Swedish stewardesses. Down wind of the pool is big pile of fresh muck from a horse barn. You really want to land in the pool but even the muck pile is better than the firey plane crash. Of the present field, I’d rather have Newt but I ain’t getting back in that plane. Now I’m not saying Newt is the same as a bunch of skinny dipping ininhibited Swedish stewardesses nor am I equating Mittens with a pile of horse $h*t but I think you get my drift.
I'm no Mormon, but when nonsense gets posted, you gotta' get called on it.
http://www.lds.org/pa/display/0,17884,4649-1,00.html
Same here. The way I look at it is that Obama or Obama-lite, we end up with the same actions and/or inactions. The difference is that it remains the Dems responsibility and we fight it. If O-lite gets in, it is looked at as the Pubbies doing the dirty, not the Dems. They will eat that up. I will vote down ticket but never for Mitt. I am sure I did not explain myself well, but, bottom line, Mitt is no better than Odumbo and he could have 8 years versus the 4.
True.
“Does anybody-but-Obama trump all?”
I have voted for the Republican nominee in every general election since Ford vs Carter in 1976. However, IF Romney is the nominee (regardless of his running mate) I WILL NOT VOTE FOR HIM. Of course, I will not vote for Obama either; never ever. However, should a conservative third party candidate be available, I will vote for them (a Libertarian is NOT a conservative). Otherwise, I will stay home in November OR leave that portion of the ballot blank. I “suspect” many others feel as I do.
If you will read down the thread, you will find why I had that misconception and that I corrected the error. Thanks.
Speaking fact?
If you are going to claim you are not condemning someone, and then you DO condemn someone in the same sentence, you should expect to get called out on it. That also holds true if you are going to stick your nose in and defend the person who did it.
Listen,
I AM NOT going to be responsible for Obama getting elected just because I won’t vote for Romney.
The people who vote for Obama will be responsible for him being elected. NOT the people who DON’T vote for him.
YOU can act like a candy-assed little wuss and let the Republican Party Elite LEFTISTS bully you into voting for a LIBERAL but I won’t.
GOT IT?
BRAVO!!!! NO ROMNEY, NO WAY!!!! I voted for Sarah last election,
I DO NOT care who they put on the ticket, WE must start a new party
for the next election. I can not believe how disturbed I am about
constantly losing our freedoms. For GOD’S sake they have taken over our
light bulbs and lunch boxes!!!!! WE HAVE GOT TO DO SOMETHING!!!!
“We form our new party The Party of Reagan.”
I fully agree with this. Reagan once said when speaking about why he became Republican verses Democrat he said, “I didn’t leave the Democratic party, it left me.” I’m starting to feel the same way about the GOP.
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