Posted on 11/25/2010 7:51:23 PM PST by iowamark
Not only is he wrong on illegal aliens, he's very anti-Second Amendment. I don't care how charismatic he is, those are deal breakers for any prospective presidential candidate.
“...he’s very anti-Second Amendment.”
Thanks for that reminder, that is true.
It’s also just annoying that people get on the scene and suddenly they are supposed to be president.
I guess that is more of a dem thing than a republican thing. I don’t like the republican thing of “next in line” either.
Both methods show a tendency to lazy thinking imho.
Good post. Christie is a RINO but a hell of a speaker. The Tea Party people are smart. Get him to the NJ top post but hold him on a leash on the presidential stuff.
I dont want him running for anything other than governor.
He is a fiscal conservative. He’s an improvement over RINO McKean and Whitman. Christie is as conservative as you can get in a state like NJ.
Too bad others didn’t catch on. Bravo to you.
He was directing his remark to a specific group/area. I jumped to the conclusion that it was ‘us’ but as freespirited and Hi Tech pointed out...it’s government. Whether it be citizens on the gov teat or the agencies...it was their opinion those were the areas McDonnell was addressing and not ‘us’. Which makes sense.
You’re kidding, right?? How you pronouce “learned” designates TWO different meanings......TOTALLY different meanings.
“if you want voters to “fog over” when you speak, throw down the newspaper when they read about you, and vote against you the next time.”
For some reason, Mitch McConnell comes to mind. Especially “fog over” when you speak.
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Well, the current Fly-Over lawyer and the last Southern lawyer ain’t done much better either! As a matter of fact, the whole Hah-vahd/Yale thing is a bit overrated, if you ask me.
That’s the way I read it too.
You have to learn what it means to be an American.
This is why non-native English speakers get confused. "Learned" usually connotes the verbal sense, as in "he/ learned algebra". "Learn-ed" usually connotes the adjective sense, as in "the learn-ed judge" or "the learn-ed professor". And in fact, there was a relatively famous US judge, "Learn-ed" Hand.
All good advice to freshmen members of the House and the Senate. You were sent to Versailles on the Potomac to stir things up, not business as usual. The first time somebody, ANYBODY, tells you to follow the rules, in pulic OR private, call them out in public, by name!
Sure, it’ll p!$$ them off, but they won’t say it again.
We are not a two-syllable learned society when our news editors don't know that the alternative to such a long-winded explanation is simply to write "learnèd."
No, Newt hasn't been part of the problem. He tried to lead us in the right direction as speaker, but the RINOs shot his agenda out from under him. Turned out they didn't believe all that stuff they ran on and instead spent there time turning democratic port into republican pork. So Newt quit.
Ever since Newt has been trying to figure out ways to save this country and has been talking about ideas everywhere he goes. Some of his ideas are good, some are crackpot, and some are simply lame accommodations with leftists like the algoron on global warming.
But finding new ideas is important and least he goes out looking for them. While the GOP has been concerned about trying to get back in power, if they are even that interested (many have been happy just to get their share of the pork and let the dims do what they want) Newt has been trying to figure out what Puppies should do if they get back into power. That is important.
learn-ed
Precisely, each determined by context.
Puhleese!
So Newt quit.
Geez, that's a real sign of strength. He was in a leadership position so why didn't he lead?
Some of his ideas are good, some are crackpot, and some are simply lame accommodations with leftists like the algoron on global warming.
Anybody who associates themselves with the ideas of Al Gore and sits down with the likes of Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton doesn't have a clue.
Newt has been trying to figure out what Puppies should do if they get back into power. That is important.
I think the Tea Party is doing quite well all by itself and doesn't need the input of this backward-thinking, self aggrandizing, legend-in-his-own mind. (See the Scozzafava disaster in the NY-23 as an example of Newt finding new ideas.)
Have a nice day!
Actually, not understanding politician-speak is a sign of mental health.
FRegards,
FS
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