Posted on 06/27/2006 11:49:28 AM PDT by presidio9
Inside the mind of Newt Gingrich: If I can help shape the agenda for both parties in 2006, I can win the presidency in 2008. I'm looking now at the recent record, starting with two hot issues: health care and immigration. On health care, the June 12 Washington Post ran a front-page story, "States' Changes Reshape Medicaid/New Restrictions Aim to Save Money"; the piece gave me, and my group, The Center for Health Transformation, credit for instigating the shift toward prevention and personal responsibility among Medicaid recipients. Outcomes are improved, and money is saved — it's a win-win for governors of both parties.
And as for immigration, I was one of the first to see the importance of border control. Even before Sept. 11, I argued for a Department of Homeland Security. So now, Bush's plan for guest workers will have to wait. The House Republicans, who still listen to me, will be the big winners; they will block the White House plan and reap the benefit with the voters. By contrast, the Senate Republicans sided with the White House, taking the side of open borders; now they will reap an unpleasant political whirlwind. Indeed, the Senate whirlwind-reapers include most of the '08 hopefuls: John McCain, Bill Frist, Chuck Hagel and Sam Brownback. All voted wrong this year; all will be blown away in the GOP primaries. Meanwhile, the Democrats are using my political ideas. Look at this headline in The Hill on June 15: "Democrats can't get enough of Newt Gingrich's slogan." Back in March I had said the Democrats could recapture Congress by using a two-word slogan: "Had enough?" Those two simple words, after all, were used by the Republicans back in their victorious year of 1946.
And now the Pelosi Democrats, proving again that they have
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If we have to have another RINO president, then I would take Rudy over Newt.
Huh?
We haven't had a PhD as President since Woodrow Wilson.
No thank you.
prisoner6
Gingrich is the best man for the job, so far.
I like Newt and I too am very grateful for his service. I'm also glad that he's still involved in politics, albeit behind the scenes. But he ruined his chances to be president years ago. It's just not going to happen and I wouldn't vote for him. He needs to understand that we as a party need him, but not as the face. He needs to continue to be a voice behind the scenes.
I haven't seen anyone with better ideas yet.
If someone else better comes along, I'll support him. But there's no one better out there yet that I've seen.
Tell us again, Newt, why did you leave the House of Represenatives?
[If Newt is the GOP nominee, the Dems win the WH in 08. Newt has too much baggage.]
George Allen!
If he won the nomination and was facing Ms Rodham-Clinton, could baggage really be a major issue?
Nope, too weak. We need a spine in the WH.
Gingrich is probably the best the GOP has to offer but he was too successful with the conservative agenda for the Rockefeller Republicans.
Not unless Ms. Clinton wants to become a laughing stock.
Do you know what PhD stands for?
"Pile it higher and deeper."
Shhhh. You'll wake the Tancredo nutjobs.
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