Posted on 12/31/2011 2:37:19 PM PST by nikos1121
One of the raps against Gingrich is that he was disorganized as Speaker of the House. The disarray of his campaign demonstrates that he has not gained any organizational skills. I like him for a lot of reasons, but a Gingrich presidency would make Bedlam seem a tranquil place by comparison.
If I believed Romney could definitely beat Obama and that the others didn’t stand a snowball’s chance in hell, I might pragmatically hold my nose and vote for Romney. But I’m firmly convinced that Romney is actually the least electable nominee and that Obama would soundly defeat him in the general. Romney needs to be resisted at all costs if an Obama reelection is to be avoided.
Newt and Romney are in the same group. Big capital. Big government. Big healthcare. Big education. Government to the nth power. DC Beltway at it’s best. Let’s put together some legislation. Get all the key players involved. What will it take to make this deal happen. Makes me almost long for the old days of eating in good restaurants after an easy day consulting, listening to the lobbyists work their magic. Ahhhh the smell of politics.
Actually, makes me want to barf.
We don't need a president with "organizational skills".
We need a president with conservative principles and the vision of what is necessary to save the USA as a Constitutional republic.
"The greatest threat to liberty is an efficient bureaucracy."
An MBA (like Mitt) is just a glorified Administrative Assistant, with no principles, and no clear objective beyond serving well for some evil master and enhancing their own status.
Perry's my pick, but I can support any of them except Romney or Paul.
I'm about to take a break myself - I'm at that burnout phase just as you were - tired of all of the acrimony 'round here. Life (and my time in the States) is too short.
I believe I'll begin 2012 with a nice break from it all.
Happy New Year!
I don´t know. Maybe I´m superstitious but I think Newt jinxed himself a few weeks ago when he declared that he would be the nominee. NEVER do that. Joe Miller of Alaska did the same thing by declaring himself the next Senator from that state and look what happened.
I was a Cain fan, now I think Newt would make a good candidate. Don’t worry about Newt’s electability; see my tag line. The election is Obama’s to lose and at this point I don’t see how Obama can raise his sinking ship and get any more voters than he has today.
I still like Michelle Bachmann - I know, "not a snowballs' chance...", but I vote for who I like in the primaries, and who I must in the general (line stolen from another Freeper).
Among the leaders, I like Newt, although with Santorum gettting legs he's the closest to Bachmann in policy (social and fiscal).
He can hire guys to do the organization thing. Lots of good folks waiting for the winds of Washington DC to change.
I’ll admit I’d like to see Newt in a debate with Obama but I prefer it when ex-Governors run the country, as long as they aren’t named Mitt.
I’m hoping Perry gains momentum here in the South.
I am going to write in Sarah Palin
My memory is that the Soviets invaded Afghanistan on Christmas day, 1979, not when this guy decided they did.
With that instant fact check, how many other predictions need we bother to scrutinize?
I am literally stunned when I watch some of the vicious unfounded attacks on conservatives by the GOP.
I’m with you. I don’t trust Mr. Newt after the Pelosi thing. I know he has said it was a dumb thing to do, but does he know WHY it was a dumb thing to do. That’s important.
That certainly explains your innate ramblings and personal attacks.
Just look at how long it takes to get the Freepathons done now. Half the FR supporters either left or were kicked out for being not “pure enough”.
I think that it will be good if we do money bombs at important times.
So when Newt says that 300 pages of Obamacare are "pretty good" and that he'll include those 300 pages in his own health care bill, you are in agreement with that? Newt may consider this to be a 'conservative idea', but I surely do not.
I dunno about your statement that people are not warming up to Newt. I was on my facebook page and over on the side was an appeal by NewsMax to vote if you would/or do support Newt if he is the nominee. I decided, what the heck I want to see how many do support him so I took the survey (yeah, I know I’ll probably be innundated with junk mail now). The results were that 55% (nearly 97,000 people) said yes with Romney only getting 14% (nearly 25,000)and all the others in single digits except Ron Paul at 12%. Then it asked if you would vote again for Obama....77% said NO! Maybe all those polls showing Newt in 4th or 5th place might be a little wrong, I hope.
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