[Jim Robinson]

I really like the sounds of this:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

[Enterprise]

Mega bump!

[Howlin]

Leaving aside the fact that I was not passed the "economic" gene, I'll have to trust Newt's word and his past performance about the money involved in this contract, as the first one was so successful, I like all these points, especially the civics education.

I hestiate on II because I just am not comfortable with trying to legislate religion in any way, shape, or form.

[Taxman]

Thanks for posting this, Jim. A Must Read Bump!

Newt is probably the best conservative thinker/idea man in the USA right now.

I'll vote for him for President in '08. I hope we have that choice!

[Alamo-Girl]

Excellent! Kudos!

[backtothestreets]

Great set of ideals. Glad Newt is putting these out for public discussion and seeking solutions to help attain them. The next president may be the candidate that has the best organization interacting with the public, not simply sharing a message. The site, www.americansolutions.com may push Newt to the forefront as a presidential candidate.