Gingrich supported Bush's path to amnesty

http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/gingrich-supported-bushs-path-amnesty ^ | 112611 | Joel Gehrke

[Fred]

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich signed a letter in 2004 praising President Bush's plan for comprehensive immigration reform -- which gave illegal immigrants a path to citizenship -- according to Rep.Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., who released the Gingrich letter today.

"President Bush has proposed a new legal path to work in the U.S. through a temporary worker program that will match willing workers with willing employers," Gingrich wrote, along with 14 other co-authors. They added that "the president has shown courage by calling on Congress to place reality over rhetoric and recognize that those already working here outside the law are unlikely to leave."

To challenge their conservative critics, Gingrich and the others wrote that "the status quo is unacceptable and clinging to the status quo -- or tougher versions of it -- is neither conservative nor principled." They argued that "it has become clear that the only viable approach to reform is combining enforcement with additional legal avenues for those who wish to work in our economy, while also addressing the situation of those already here in the U.S."

[Scotsman will be Free]

Newt is not disqualified simply because of his plan for illegals. I do not care for his stance on global warming, mandatory healthcare insurance or a bond for same, his endorsing the leftist scoffanut or whatever her name is up there in NY, his chumming up to Pelosi among other things. IMHO, Newt is all about Newt and he will do and say whatever will get him victory. I do not believe that he is firmly grounded in conservative principals, but is firmly grounded in whatever he believes is good for Newt.
I’m not impressed with any of the contenders this cycle. I will not vote for Huntsman or Romney. I’m still undecided about Newt. If that gets Obama another 4 years, so be it. Better a quick death than the death of a thousand cuts which our nation has been going through because we keep voting for the guy who can win as long as he has an R after his name. Never mind his voting record. I’m done with that. It has been a failed policy for 50 years which is why we are where we are today.