I can't believe all the support for this man! He will never get my vote, ever! Morals matter, there is no way I want another president in the White House who can't keep his pecker in his pants. How many affairs and marriages has this guy had anyway? Doesn't it matter to anyone else here that he cheated on his wife when she was ill with Cancer? He takes all the credit for the wins in 1994, truth be told America was sick of all the bimbo eruptions and dem scandals. I remember how happy the media was when news of his affairs came out and how sick I felt that he could be such a freaking hypocrite. How many affairs and marriages has he had anyway? I had a hard time finding any info after a google search. This is Jim's wife BTW, feel free to flame away!
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The secularist, liberal, ACLU types have discovered by destroying this ONE true concept, it will abolish the "America Idea" that we so value today. The clueless anti-American has no concept of what this value can bring into their lives.
Without acknowledging a creator who gives us "liberties," there is no America...
Sounds like "Big Government" interference to me.
I see the Contract With American didn't include any mention of abortion, guns or gay marriage. Yet that's all some freepers can talk about now.
FReepmail me to get on/off the Newt '08 Ping List
IMO, Newt is the right man at the right time.
BFLR. PING!
A friend of mine, Ray harbin, was deeply disapointed by Newt being a closet Greenie. Ray met Newt when he was a member of the same river board in the Atlanta area.
Under Newt, not one bill attempting to reform (much less 'sunset') the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was allowed onto the floor.
For those who have not followed the adverse impacts of the
ESA, please note that ESA is the justification of the nationalization of land ownership throughout America. Just as an example, Florida has already socialized 15,000 square miles of its approx. 60,000 square miles of land.
Please note that Newt has included health care and "the environment" in his wish list. Green once, Green always. And, Newt is green.
Newt, and the Republican Revolution, was a good idea that was never actualized. And, it propbably won't be if Newt is involved.
America can do better. America must do better, and very quickly - before the nexus of events from the Chinese and/or Muslim challenge, the results of generations of deliberate public school education system dumbing down, and the prevasve Marxism of the Academented, overwhelms what is left of the American culture.
I left the Mexiforming of America to the last, because if we do not remain true to the Founding Documents, not one of which is copied in any way in the Mexican "way of life", we are also doomed to the dust bin of history.
Better that any of a number of FReeper occupy the Oval Office than Newtie Kazootie.
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Anything Newt wants is OK by me.
Bump!!
This quote from Newt concerned me:
When asked about teaching intelligent design in schools, Gingrich said it shouldn’t be taught along with more scientific-based theories such as evolution. “I would teach science in science class,” he said. “If a school board wants to teach it (intelligent design) in philosophy class, then fine.”
This is the work of a genius at his best. Deserves SERIOUS consideration!
Thanks for a great post. I can't find a anyone with a better sense of how to get stuff done and be in agreement on a public level with my conservative principals. *Unless Jeb steps up to the plate).
I love that tag line... EternalVigilance (With Republicans like these, who needs Democrats?)
Here is my contract and hopefully you will find it easier to figure out.
1. the Fairtax passed
2. secure borders
3. permanant tax cuts
4. decrease spending except for defense
5. victory on terrorists (kick ass war, get it done then get out)
6. sunset social programs
7. constitutional Judges
8. Energy independance (drill ANWR, TX, OK, FL and CA)
9. English as official language
10. a picture voter ID card (proof of citizenship but not a universal US ID card)
11. School Choice
With that in mind, here are suggestions of a single voter:
Outline of a 21st Century Contract with America
I. To keep Americans safe both home and abroad, we will defend America and her allies from those who would destroy us. To achieve this, we will develop the intelligence, diplomatic, information, defense, and homeland security systems and resources necessary to defeat our enemies and defend our shores. – Good start, it is imperative that this section define the enforcement of our borders and coastlines.
II. Consistent with our founding document – the Declaration of Independence, we will seek to re-center America on the Creator from Whom all our liberties come. We will insist on a judiciary that understands the centrality of God in American history and reasserts the legitimacy of recognizing the Creator in public life. – Ok, a bit of a distraction, but ought to be included.
III. To strengthen our American culture, we will establish patriotic education for our children and patriotic immigration for new Americans. To achieve this, we will renew our commitment to education about American citizenship based on American history and an understanding of the Founding Fathers and the core values of American civilization. We will insist that both our children and immigrants learn the key values and key facts of American history as the foundation of their growth as citizens. And we will make English the official language of government to ensure a unified American culture. – While this is a terrific concept, in practical application, this smells like an augmentation of the “no child left behind bill” which increased the role of the federal government in public education and had a minimal positive effect at best.
IV. To meet the triple economic challenges of an explosion in scientific and technological knowledge, an increasingly competitive world market, and the rise of China and India we will implement:
1. A dramatically simplified tax code that favors savings, entrepreneurship, investment, and constant modernization of equipment and technology. – This section must be well defined and specific in its implementation. The administration has already attempted to pacify US by conducting a “study” and reporting “findings” that suggest that the current method of taxing productivity is just fine. Lip service is no longer acceptable.
2. Investment in the scientific revolutions that are going to transform our world—particularly in energy, space, and the environment. – Investment? This is the word used by bureaucrats when they want to create “earmarks” and big government programs. Further specific clarification is required.
3. Math and science learning equal to any in the world and educating enough young Americans to both discover the science of the future and to compete successfully in national security and the economy with other well-educated societies. – More federal intrusion in public education. Haven’t we been hearing about how the education budget must continually be increased to make US more competitive? Has it worked yet?
4. Transform health care into a 21st Century Intelligent Health System that improves our health while lowering costs dramatically. In the process, American health care will become our highest value export and foreign exchange earning sector. – Nice mission statement. Bring on the details of HOW this will be done.
5. A new system of civil justice to reduce the burden of lawsuits. – Didn’t the last contract call this tort reform? I guess they haven’t gotten around to it yet.
V. To ensure that no American retires into poverty, we will transform the Social Security system starting with younger workers who should have the right to choose a personal Social Security Savings Retirement Accounts that will enable them to accumulate the wealth needed for a prosperous retirement while preserving Social Security for today’s retirees and near-retirees. – Excellent! But start by eliminating the practice of transferring the excess SS taxes collected to the general fund, then move on.
VI. In order to permit every American the opportunity to pursue happiness their entire life, we will:
1. Develop a system in which those who wish to stay economically active are encouraged and incentivized to do so because active people live longer and healthier and have a greater opportunity to pursue happiness; – Seriously, what kind of a system does he mean? Encourage people to stay economically active? How about this, get government out of our lives, compare the constitutional limits of government to our reality.
2. Develop a system of independent living and assisted living that increases the years in which people can be on their own and in most cases enables people to live their entire lives with freedom and dignity; – Yeah, again with developing a system. Why not say “form a blue-ribbon committee” to explore options? SSDD
3. Develop a new model of quality long-term care in which both the care and the quality of life are compatible with a twenty-first century American expectation of progress and innovation. – Long term care? What is meant here, hillarycare?
4. Use the new technologies and new scientific knowledge to turn disabilities into capabilities and change government regulations and programs to help every American achieve the fullest possible ability to pursue happiness. – They already did that, Americans with disabilities act, cost US a fortune.
VII. To change the mindset of big government in Washington, we will insist upon replacing bureaucratic public administration with entrepreneurial public management so government can operate with the speed, effectiveness, and efficiency of the information age. – Interesting choice of words, sounds like he’s advocating the outsourcing of public jobs to private companies. Sort of like the defense contractors and their multiple levels of waste and cost overruns. What if he just said, “To reduce the size, scope, and cost of government, we’re going to cut spending by 20% across the board.” – That’s a lot simpler.
VIII. To balance the federal budget, we will insist on the economic policies that foster a lean government, low taxes, and a low interest rate economy to maximize growth in a competitive world. – Did he get this stuff from www.mission-statement.com?? See section VII above.
IX. To create a citizen-centered government, we will insist on congressional reform including the repeal of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance censorship law to make the legislative branch responsive to its voters and not Washington’s entrenched special interests. – Nine items, first clear proposal, repeal MF. Good!
X. To protect and ensure the integrity of the election process, we will insist that it is honest, accountable, accurate, and free from the threat of illegal votes or gratuitous litigation. – Yes, INSIST! Right! And stomp your little feet when you don’t get your way! C’mon, this one is so easy it’s funny. Get serious.
Surely this contract can be revised and simplified to set forth specific objectives that are quantifiable and attainable. Wait and see.