When someone says, "I promise you. . . " the I-you relationship is gone if the promise is broken, and the promise is worthless from the start if the person making it is not competent to keep it, or is of poor character. Frankly, I don't understand why conservatives want to believe Newt Gingrich's promises. Has he kept them in the past? Is he a man of character? I thought I was in the ABO crowd, but on the other hand, if we have a Republican Progressive in office who has supported big government in all the areas we've been fighting Obama, what have we gained? Newt has either been a poor academic or a rich politician/lobbyist all his working life--just like our current President. AND if elected AND he has a Republican House or Senate, who will stop the overreaching executive branch as we slide further into socialism? Neither party has a good record of saying NO to its own guys.
1. Newt is a BIG government guy, and not too supportive of capitalism. Conservatives say they want smaller, less intrusive federal government. Charles Krauthammer on Gingrich's attack on Romney: "What conception of capitalism do you have if you attacking your opponent for entering what is the risk taking of capitalism? It's the old line from Schumpeter which is that capitalism is creative destruction. And this kind of attack is what you'd expect from a socialist," Krauthammer continued."
2. Newt was an academic before elected to Congress. Conservatives have been quite critical of Obama for his lack of business sense and his poor understanding of the bottom line. Newt likes to say he has a "consulting business," but it's really a lobbying job and he's on the payroll.
3. Newt has been a supporter of some sort of massive federal health care for 20 years--probably since Obama was in grad school. Conservatives say they don't like Obamacare.
4. Newt is good in front of a microphone--people like his speaking style, even if he says nothing and lies. Conservatives have not appreciated this quality in Obama.
5. Newt could match Obama for self-centeredness and narcissism. Someone said (a former wife, maybe?) "he thinks he's the smartest guy in the room." I don't know about the rest of you, but we already know that emperor has no clothes. Is it OK for white guys, but not black guys?
6. Newt is a career politician. Conservatives claim they want a new broom--and not a socialist broom either.
7. Newt was a lobbyist for Fannie and Fred, who helped created the 2007 recession and implosion. Conservatives have Barney on YouTube and play it frequently--denying there was any problem within the GSE's. And when Barney Frank says Gingrich has no ethical core, we're in deep, deep trouble.
8. Obama has flip flopped on the Iraq War--he has nothing good to say about it, actually came close to treason when he was a Senator, in my opinion, but to listen to him yesterday you'd think it was the best thing since sliced bread. Gingrich is like that about global warming--he was cozy and loving to the concept when it suited his pocket book, now he says it was a mistake. Do Conservatives believe what he said then or now?
9. Newt led the charge to impeach our serial adulterer in chief, Bill Clinton, while cheating on his wife. Conservatives who approve of that hypocrisy, please raise your hand.
10. And finally, Newt's favorite President is Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the guy who extended the last Depression over 10 years. 'nough said?
Thursday, December 15, 2011
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"A new Gallup Poll found that for all the howling about Wall Street, a whopping 64 percent of Americans believe that big government is actually the biggest threat to America, compared to only 26 percent who picked big business and 8 percent who named big labor." Mike Huckabee report
Thank you for this post. I have been attempting to understand how people can consider Newt a small-government person, when his very concepts (health care, force states to adopt certain education policies, etc.) reek of big-government.
But it isn't just Newt, most of the GOP race claim to be old-school conservatives, but none of them really are (Paul probably is, however, he also scares me with some of his ideas). Too many believe that the government should intrude either on the states or on the people, in many ways.
Always remember, Big Government isn't just an intrusive government you disagree with, it is an intrusive government on either side
I only saw a little of the debate last night, but Bachmann nailed him on the Fannie/Fred issue, and he just lied. What makes him think that if he is the nominee, all that dirt and flip flopping isn't going to turn up in ads by Alexrod? Democrats are masters of deceit, and they are also very good at spotting it.
Democrats as in the party elite or as in the members of the party themselves?
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