Well, he did admit to "Lust in his heart" but as a practical matter, well... I offer this.
I understand that Helen Thomas loved him ---- but just not the exact same way that she loved JFK. ;~))
Posted on 03/08/2007 7:02:04 PM PST by NormsRevenge
What next, will Henry Hyde come out and admit (again) that he had an affair with Cherie Snodgrass in the 60's?
Every single poster on this forum has sinned at one time or another. Enough said.
I didn't make myself clear......my bad......like someone else said about Newt, there goes his campaign and deservedly so.
Yes, but under Newt's leadership, Republicans remained silent about Clinton for a while, because of Newt's affair. Newt even went so far as to say it would be better for the R Party if Clinton remained in office, because a President Gore could win, as a rationalization for his silence, and was for a long time opposed to Clinton's impeachment and ouster from office.
I believe in many respects Newt harmed our ability to really go after Clinton.
I think Newt's time has passed....maybe that's not fair...it's just a feeling...he is a smart fella and would probably work tirelessly to fix some of America's problems...i would vote for him...but someting just seems retro about him...not sure why i feel that way.
Every single poster on this forum has sinned at one time or another. Enough said.
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I can't speak for others, but Rudy's problem isn't that he had 3 wives, although that certainly isn't a plus for him. It's that he is wrong on a host of issues.
However, Gingrich is no paragon of virtue. His resignation from the house was self-serving, as were his actions which lead to his being hit with ethical charges which, while overblown, weren't meaningless.
Gingrich is an ambitious man, who I think let power get to him. He was in many ways like Clinton, abusing power and authority. He didn't lie under oath, but he wasn't a "good man" with the power he was given.
I would vote for him in a general election, but he isn't my choice for a nominee, and I hope he doesn't enter the race because I can see him splitting the conservative vote and leading to a Rudy nomination.
My opinion is that Gingrich is trying to prop up Guiliani in the hopes that he can enter the race in the fall as the "conservative savior" to slay the Rudy beast.
I have, and will. Like the Little Red Rudester, Newt is not the answer.
I thought at the time that Rehnquist looked as if he were bored to death and half asleep while officiating at the proceedings. I wondered why. Now, I think he knew the fix was in all the time as did the Senate as a whole and probably the whole Beltway elite.
Gingrich was not the only Republican offender at the time, but he was one of the highest profile offenders. Remember Larry Flynt weighing in at the time with threats of exposing Republicans? Gingrich was one of the principle ones he Flynt referred to without naming names, I believe. I have lost a lot of respect for Gingrich because of this.
God. :)
You're right. Originally, they weren't even going to make an attempt to impeach for the same reason. I lost a lot of respect for Gingrich as well because of it.
Wasn't Clinton's issue something to do with lying under oath in a sexual harassment case?
Everyone in the country knew Clinton was boinking Flowers before he was elected. If Newt had an affair, it's tacky, but it's his business.
If Newt lies under oath in a court of law, it's my business. On a lighter note, has anyone noticed the MSM doesn't care what the Scooter Libby trial costs? Remember how we had to endlessly hear about Clinton's 40 million dollar trial? Wonder why they don't care about the cost? Hmmmm...
I have never given a damn about such things. The "real conservatives" can't say that. They're converts, now that "their guy" may be in the race.
Welcome aboard. ;)
Gingrich has a great mind and a knowledge of history that must be put to use. He's also an embarassment in some ways.
Rudy is quite frankly a hard-charging sideshow at-best.
As much as some people wish that were so, I don't see that.
Well, he did admit to "Lust in his heart" but as a practical matter, well... I offer this.
I understand that Helen Thomas loved him ---- but just not the exact same way that she loved JFK. ;~))
What they were doing to Scooter Libby won't help to feed a hungry child.
Newt's lack of personal character, his demonstrated scorn and disrespect for matters of fundamental decency and fidelity are current news.
A man who treats his family and marriage vows with the flippancy and casualness that Newt has demonstrated should not be allowed to lead the rest of us. This is about personal character, and personal character matters in a president. If we learned nothing else during the eight years of Clinton horror, surely we learned this.
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