[Jim Robinson]

Years later, when Newt was speaker, he followed his own advice. He refused to raise taxes, he made a political fight of spending cuts with Bill Clinton (paying a big price in personal smears run against him), but we won the historic balanced budgets.

In dangerous times, the safer choice for president is not the candidate who has always played it safe, nor is it the candidate who has not already faced and defeated adversity.

[onyx]

God be with Newt Gingrich!

[Zakeet]

Actually, the more the political machine from both parties and the main stream media long knives go after everybody but their boys, Mutt and the Wee Wee, the more I like the opponent.

Thanks for posting.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

The ‘12 GOP POTUS race is having so many unstable moments, because the MSM, the remaining left in all of its forms, RINOS, establishment Republicans, and elitist Republicans, combined, are all as partisan as ever in their ongoing attacks upon the most conservative of candidates, who do have serious chances of winning it all.

[lainde]

Great article...Thanks! I’m feeling better about the former speaker the more I understand what he did for conservatives. Although I’m not liking the recent “piling on” from the other GOP candidates...It’s a good test for his endurance discipline and patience.

[campaignPete R-CT]

I was amused to see Gov. John Sununu, President George H. W. Bush’s chief of staff and a current Romney supporter, criticize Newt last week.

I remember back in 1990, just after Newt had become GOP whip, when Mr. Bush, urged on by Mr. Sununu, was about to break his campaign pledge and raise taxes, which eventually cost him his re-election bid against Mr. Clinton. It was Newt who opposed it. In fact, Marlin Fitzwater, the loyal and shrewd White House press secretary, and no fan of Newt’s at the time, later wrote in his memoirs, “As it turned out, one of the few people on the Republican team who understood this trap [the Democrats demanded Bush raise taxes as the political price to reduce the deficit] was Newt Gingrich. … Newt had … recommended a different course of action: Abandon the budget negotiations [with Democrats], keep the tax pledge, insist that Congress cut spending, and make a political fight out of it. It’s clear now that we should have followed his advice.”

[Carthego delenda est]

Why did the guy develop a pattern of cheating on his ‘wife’?

He very well may be the most qualified individual to turn our Country/Nation around towards prosperity given the uncertain Blessings of Patriots.

Of course if Newt chooses Susana as a VP he will win.

[sheikdetailfeather]

Glad to see some of his close associates come out in defense of him since the many vultures are piling on 24/7.

[greeneyes]

Good Article. I remember Newt well from those years when he was speaker. I didn't like his infidelity; I distrust almost any long-term politician; and I am not fond some of the stuff he has done since then.

However, without a doubt, he is the most qualified of all the candidates to actually be able to accomplish the changes that are needed once the election is behind us.

Plus, it is easy for any candidate to say what you want to hear during a campaign. Their record is more important than what they say. He's the best there too.

Good conservative record, solid accomplishments under difficult circumstances, more knowledge of history, and understanding of Washington D.C.(how all the departments work and could be eliminated/streamlined) and how to get it done. Also the best at framing the issues and educating the people as he explains his proposals during the debates.

I think he's the best choice, warts and all. Gonna love to see him mop the floor with Obama.

[narses]

Look at their accomplishments. Newt allied himself with Ronald Reagan to build the Reagan Coalition, the Religious Right, and the Republican majority (together the Reagan Revolution) which directly led the downfall of the Soviet Union, the Contract with America, government reforms, less government, tax cuts, a balanced budget, and the great, long-standing Reagan economy.

Romney, on the other hand, vehemently denied Ronald Reagan and aligned himself with Ted Kennedy and the left. Romney accomplished installing liberal big government programs, defended and promoted Roe v Wade and legalized abortion as “settled law,” advocated and implemented RomneyCare with its liberty killing government mandates against formerly free citizens and its taxpayer funded or subsidized and mandated abortion procedures. He ran and governed to the left of Ted Kennedy on the “gay agenda” resulting in gay marriage in Massachusetts. He appointed liberal judges and liberal appointees throughout his government. Under his “leadership” conservatism and the Republican party was all but destroyed in Massachusetts.

Romney is one evil liberal progressive. No way in hell will MittBots be allowed to support this abortionist, big government, socialist scumbag on FR!

Guess my message isn’t clear enough. I have to keep repeating it and zotting would be MittBots.

79 posted on Sat Dec 03 2011 19:59:37 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) by Jim Robinson

[OrangeHoof]

Everyone who lauds Newt seems to focus on what he did the last century while ignoring what he’s done this century. John McCain was a Reaganite conservative back in the 1980s but I know for damn sure he’s not one now.

The collective amnesia about the more recent Newt troubles me more about his supporters than it does about Newt who has shown me he’s no more loyal to conservatism than he is to marital fidelity.

I understand the hatred for Romney but, c’mon. There are still better choices out there. We need to get behind one of them, not this walking time bomb.

[JediJones]

I'd still like to know how the milquetoasty RINOs think Obama's negative ads on Newt or anyone else are going to trump all of this...

• the debt
• unemployment
• the failed stimulus
• Solyndra cronyism
• blocking development of our nation's energy resources and the commensurate thousands of jobs lost, but giving speeches in support of said development in other countries
• the hated government takeover of health care and its taxpayer-funded abortion
• Jon Corzine and Obama's Wall Street connections
• letting G.E. get away with paying no taxes and then putting Jeffrey Immelt in the administration
• Government Motors
• Fast and Furious gun running and the cover-up
• apologizing to the world while he talks America down
• bossing Israel around and insulting them while praising everything Muslims do, unless the Muslims are protesting an Islamic government with Shariah law, in which case they're thrown under the bus
• the failure to confront Iran
• the flip-flop on Gitmo
• allowing the homosexual lobby to set policy for our military
• cutting military spending and Medicare spending while increasing spending on pretty much everything else
• attempting to divide our country for political gain by supporting the Occupy Wall Street goons and loons

And that's just off the top of my head. I'm sure I missed a few. Even Republicans should realize sitting next to Nancy Pelosi is nothing compared to what Obama's done. And we should know we need to nominate a candidate who will point out ALL of these things and call Obama out on being a socialist (to put it mildly).

[bruinbirdman]

"a bold, historic lunge by the voters to save the country. . . . not the candidate who has always played it safe"

Sounds like Blankley want to throw a NEWT-RON BOMB at the problem.

yitbos

[caww]

Hippocrates said,... “Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases.”

Newt Gingrich is a bona-fide change agent who said he wants to slenderize government “fundamentally,” “historically” and “categorically.” He knows where all the levers are in Washington, he can negotiate and he can communicate..... He is the necessary remedy for a disease that threatens the survival of this republic.

Carl H. Middleton - Washington Times

[noinfringers2]

Newt is the only one that has demonstrated he is versed in the Constitution. The others just lay their ideas of government out as nuts and bolts but not a/the basis of design.Santorum and Bachmann are closer to Newt in this respect and Perry is there too. I don’t recall either Romney or Huntsman making any strong defense of government actions based on the Constitution but perhaps I missed their reference to such. I have a thought that these two being Mormons do not place emphasis on the religious beliefs of the Founders I believe Romney is a Rockefeller Republican and Huntsman could also be one. Of course I do believe the the Rockefellers preceded President Wilson as being connected to the world bankers especially the Rothchilds. Ron Paul is one by himself in half world for the USA because he seems to be very much attached to the Muslim influence.

[ez]

He modified the seniority committee chairman system and picked the best members for the key posts. More than a few feathers got ruffled.

A-ha! The chagrin of the GOP-E exposed to some sunlight at last.

[Bigun]

SCREW the RINOS!

Go Newt!

[JediJones]

R.I.P. Tony Blankley. Thank you for your service.

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