Gingrich says Bush, GOP to blame for defeat

Atlanta Journal Constitution ^ | 11/09/06 | TOM BAXTER

[FightThePower!]

"Here Here ! Newt knows his stuff, but he is "ethically challenged" because he's had a couple of wives...the theological wing of the Repubs is a choke point for a lot of good leaders..."

The religious nuts need to STFU about this kind of stuff.

[LibLieSlayer]

Ditto!

LLS

[Blackirish]

"If the president had decided to replace Secretary Rumsfeld he should have told us two weeks ago," Gingrich said. "I think that we would today control the Senate and probably have 10 to15 more House seats. And I found it very disturbing yesterday in the press conference, the explanation that the President gave.

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Why should Newt Shut up ? He's right and I bet good Repubs like Anne Northrup and JD Hayworth are thinking the same thing

[LiveFree99]

Ayup. I couldn't watch the whole thing because I didn't want to sour my stomach before lunch.

[Cold Heat]

Well Newt, you will not be getting any votes from me, so carry on....

You can't do much more damage to this party, so kick the rubble and enjoy your waning political capital....

[B Knotts]

I totally agree with Newt regarding the Rumsfeld issue. Had Pres. Bush replaced Rumsfeld weeks ago, we might have at least held on to the Senate, and quite possibly both houses. That he was planning to replace him, but held off until the day after the election is unbelievably ham-handed.

[DOGEY]

Newt is a decent guy, but any man who has 2 ex wives shows he is lacking in commitment and responsbility, therefore I would never vote for him.

Hillary Clinton has had only one spouse. Will you vote for her over Guillani or Gingrich?

[montag813]

This why I will never vote for Newt in a primary.

He is dead right. You dispute what he says?

[Ozarkie]

"One of the reasons the GOP lost is because of Bush's stance on illegals"


True...and fighting a pc war...and huge spending. I can find more but those are really the biggies. He couldn't have done that without the help of the dem....er republican majority. majority.

[jackv]

Anyone who thinks Bush should use the miliatry for political purposes is a true disappointment to me.

[stacytec]

I'm not a Bush apologist, what Newt says makes sense and it should me said. We have nothing to lose now, lets get the dirty laundry aired so we have our act together in 2 years.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Hey newt, how original of you to come out and trash Bush after the loss. I cannot believe the Bush-hate I have been reading from freepers as well.

Politics is a blood sport. It's not a backyard barbecue where everyone is expected to be nice and polite.

It's not "Bush-hate" to point out when the President has made a mistake. If we don't understand what went wrong, and yes, Bush contributed to it, we'll be wondering what the hell happened election night 2008.

Let's everyone agree that George Walker Bush is a good, decent, God-fearing man who loves his wife.

Now maybe we can move on and prepare our party and political cause for victory in 2008, with or without the President's leadership.

[MaineVoter2002]

fighting a pc war Yes that was a biggie for me in fact. Although I voted all R's I can say I was not as excited this election. When I tried to express this concern at FR fearing that my feelings could be nationwide... I was called a DU Troll.

Yes, many conservatives were called DU Trolls by republicans. I fear they did more harm than good with name calling. Instead of letting the consevatives vent in FR and other Forums, they vented at the polls.

[lucysmom]

Everyone knows that Bush and the Republicans are not responsible for their loss. They were done in by those insignificant Libertarians.

I thought it was Clinton's fault.

[B Knotts]

The time to speak ill of fellow Republicans is precisely now, so that we can get the party back on track.

[LibLieSlayer]

Newt's problems were a questionable book deal and lobbyists.

LLS

[cloud8]

> After reading FR for these last few days I was wondering if any Reaganites were left besides me.

> To the rest of you, Reagan would be appalled.

Yes. As post mortems go, this one has been particularly bitter and self-flagellative. It's no way to win in 08.

[lucky american]

You hit the nail on the head!! Good job!

What I noticed in this election was the lack of Republicans actually ,physically, doing something to get elected. I saw plenty of people on the street corners holding Dem signs weeks before the election, but not one person holding a Republican sign. At the polling place Dems were all over the place. Not one Republican! The anti war people have spent the last year, every Sunday, with antiwar signs. We had a support the troops rally one Saturday this year. I see it as determination to get their message across and it worked. I plan on going and volunteering some time every week to start and repair the damage that has been done instead of complaining and pointing fingers.

[jackv]

Oh yes, all of our individual grievances just totalled a huge loss for the overall cause.
Congratulations! Good thinking! Now the liberal agenda moves forward.

[hawkaw]

Disagree - based on the exit polling data showing overwhelming support for the plan to legalize the illegals. I think it was something like 58 to 38 in favour of making a path to citizenship. Clearly, the issue was not a winner for the GOP including people like Rick Santorum.

What brought down the GOP was the way the Iraq issue was made a central theme in the election and the corruption element. That's what killed the GOP.

Still when you look at the overall results, the GOP almost pulled it out - in other words the losses were only by a few thousand votes in many elections.