Newt doesn’t just have personal baggage. His “consulting” is just more of the same influence peddling and crony capitalism that is killing this country. Even if we get rid of Obama, the socialism that is advanced by the GOP as well as the Dems stays. We need to roll back the corrupt federal government now. We won’t be running against such a vulnerable opponent as Obama for many years to come and next time will be too late.
Good for Thomas Sowell.
Exploding heads will be all over this thread.
I voted the RINO ticket in 2008. Won't do it again.
Sounds like Sowell is endorsing Gingrich, more or less.
Nail on Head!!!
Then Sowell beat me to the punch -- my favorite part of the essay! "... better than Mitt Romney." And goes on to elaborate on the dangers of "the bland leading the bland."
Though I don't regard Romney as "bland," I regard him as poison to the GOP and to our wonderful Republic.
I'm a bit disappointed that Dr. Sowell doesn't know that the budget hasn't been balanced (no increase in the national debt over the course of a fiscal year) since the Eisenhower administration.
Positive? No. When he did manage to "accomplish" something, it was always a negative: Romneycare, gay agenda judges, and the destruction of the MA Republican party.
Thanks for the post.
Dr. Sowell's insight reminds us that the liberties of millions yet unborn may rely on whether Americans can rediscover the essential ideas and concepts of 1776 and 1787.
At no time in America's history have those ideas been more threatened, more under attack, and more ignored by leaders in all branches of government.
Thanks to those citizens who rose up in what came to be known as a Taxed Enough Already Movement, more citizens, using new technologies to access the Founders' writings, are becoming informed about their nation's fundamental principles.
At this critical time, who better to lead us, warts and all, than a historian who actually has read and understands the underlying reasons why our liberties rely on Creator-endowed life, liberty and laws to protect them?
More contemporary ideas dealing with jobs and other mere "issues" are not enough to turn the tide of coercive power and control by government, no matter how compassionate or benevolent those who advocate them, may seem.
When Americans return to that one basic understanding of the Source of life, liberty and law, and the Founders' formula for self-government under "We, the People," freedom, opportunity, prosperity, progress and plenty will, in all likelihood, take care of themselves.
bttt
Priceless!
I am going with the person I want to be president in the primary, regardless of how “electable” he or she is. After the primary, it no longer matters who I wanted. I will have a choice of two. I will vote AGAINST the person who will destroy this country the quickest. Any one who does not do that supports Obama.
Romney built a career on tricking democrats into voting for a republican..
NOW hes tricking republicans to vote for him before he caves to the democrats..
Romney “IS” the democrats secret weapon..
OK OK.. its not so secret anymore..
Sure, Sowell presents a lot of cogent points concerning achievements, but, c’mon, Mitt has great hair. So despite the fact that he’s never accomplished anything, lets nominate Mitt because he looks like what we think a president should look like. Even if he’s never given us any reason to vote for him. (smirk)
I do think Sowell is too dismissive of these concerns, however. Personal judgement and behavior are important factors when awarding a position of trust and responsibility, even when not directly related to professional judgment and behavior.
The "baggage" question on Gingrich is a legitimate one from both the pragmatic "does it make him unelectable?" and philosophical "can we trust him?" positions, In order to throw support behind Gingrich, it is important to ask those questions and be comfortable with the answers.
More clear thinking from Sowell. I agree with his priorities.
Not if your only choices were Newt, Hitler and Stalin.
Gingrich Ping.