I am an Iowa Conservative and would like some input as to who to support in the 03Jan IA Caucus. I like Newt & Santorum and could be persauded to support Michelle in a pinch. Rick Perry could be in play as well but the clock is running down.
Please give me one PRO and one CON for your choice.
Thanks!!!!!
Note: Paul supporters need not apply.
Newt Gingrich is a historian, he loves this country and understands our Constitution, our system of government and the sacrifices made by patriots to create it, and the importance of maintaining it. He knows how government works and how it should work. He is intelligent, educated, and has common sense. Newt carries some baggage but the deeper we get into the campaign and the more we see and hear from the candidates, I Realize that Newt’s baggage is not nearly as heavy as I thought. He has gone to the church with his personal baggage, he has admitted to mistakes. He has been in the public eye for 35 years and has made public controversial decisions, he has cast over 7200 votes, made over 15,000 speeches, written 24 books. He has matured over these years. His original Contract with America led to CONSERVATIVE Republicans taking the US House. As Speaker they had 4 consecutive balanced budgets, welfare reform, strengthened our national defense and intelligence. The CBO had forecast a deficet in ten years of 2.5 trillion when he was elected speaker and 4 years later it was for a surplus of 2.5 for a turnaround of 5 Trillion $. They cut taxes and unemployment dropped to 4.2%. President Clinton talks of his administration having balanced budgets, surplus, and welfare reform, that’s true, but it was thrust upon him by Newt and the Republican Congress. Republicans should be apoligizing to Newt for squandering what he brought to the country instead of attacking him. I believe this can be Newt’s time, America is in trouble and we need an advocate, I believe that advocate is Newt Gingrich.
The big advantage Newt has over Santorum is that Newt has shown he can articulate the conservative message in a way that educates the public and perhaps persuades them. That is the one major thing we have been lacking in all our presidential candidates since Reagan. We need to change hearts and minds in this country. The media and educational system has driven people further left than arguably they have ever been. Even if Newt lost, we will have made gains in educating people about conservative thought.
His biggest con is the fact that his current marriage is to a woman who he apparently admitted was his mistress for several years during his previous marriage. I do feel that is the type of baggage that has the potential to turn off women voters. At some point Callista is going to face the media as a potential First Lady and the optics on this don’t look good. I’m also not sure if Newt’s previous wives have ever given interviews or if they might be brought out by the media to criticize Newt in the campaign. Since we’re most likely going to win on the issues, this other stuff is where the media is going to look for weaknesses.