Reagan Had the Recipe for Success. Let's Follow It (Newt Gingrich in WSJ)

WSJ ^ | December 29, 2011 | Newt Gingrich

[CutePuppy]

Officially, the recession ended two and a half years ago. President Obama tells us the economy has been moving in the right direction since June 2009.

Few will take solace in that statistic. Americans are suffering. For nearly three years, nearly one in 10 have been out of work. Almost double that number are either underemployed — working part time when they would rather be full time — or have simply given up looking.

Historically in America, the deeper the recession, the stronger the recovery. By historical standards, we should be completing the second year of a booming recovery. Recall that, just like President Obama, President Reagan inherited a terrible economy when he took office. But Reagan enacted historic income tax rate cuts, regulatory reforms and spending controls. The recession officially ended in November 1982, and in the following two and a half years the unemployment rate dropped 3.6 percentage points, more than eight million Americans went to work at new jobs, and the longest period of economic growth in American history commenced.

Mr. Obama's policies have been just the opposite: trillion dollar stimulus-spending waste, a government takeover of the health-care system, an activist EPA attacking businesses, and demonization of job creators. The president barnstorms the country advocating tax increases for investors, entrepreneurs and small businesses, teeing up the country for another crash in 2013 when the Bush-era income tax rates expire. Meanwhile, America's businesses continue to suffer from the highest business tax rate in the industrialized world, with no relief in sight.

This nightmare will not end until Reagan-era economic policies are restored: tax reform, a sound dollar and smarter regulations. If they are, within a year the American economy will take off on another historic boom.

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[Crichton]

Why don’t you promote your monkey instead of dissing others with unsupported accusations and idiotic characterizations!

Squealing like a stuck pig.

Really, is there anything more disgusting than falsely promising a cure to the many individuals and their families dealing with such a heartbreaking illness?

Senator Ben Cardin, the Democrat scumbag from Maryland, did the same thing when he made an election year promise to cure cancer -- in 8 years, after his election and reelection.

[Revolting cat!]

is there anything more disgusting

Yes, there is, your cliched responses, and while we're at it, the trashy writing of a Michael Crichton.

(See Rising Sun, for example, for disgusting scares and promises.)

[Crichton]

the trashy writing of a Michael Crichton

God rest his soul, he courageously spoke out against global warming alarmists like Al Gore, Nancy Pelosi and Newt Gingrich.

[Vendome]

pat buchannan is grizzled old man and an a-hole

[Vendome]

Newt wasn’t pretending to be Reagan incarnate.

He was comparing the current Sissy of the United States to Reagan.

Newt has plans that relate to our current predicament.

[org.whodat]

All I see is more kicking the can down the road.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

It is my opinion, after seeing/hearing several well known Republican Conservatives, that some are jealous of Newt’s intelligence and are intent on proving he is not “the smartest person in the room.” They say that is what he thinks of himself and they are determined to prove that they are the smartest, not Newt. Rush and Bill Bennett are two of those people. Each has a reputation of being smart and they don’t want to share that with Newt.

[FreedomPoster]

>.’Nuff said. Now you tell me what you think ‘romney’ will do.

Lose to Obama in the general election.

Obamacare is lost as an issue. Romneycare was a key model for Obamacare.

More importantly, Romney has shown no ability to really take on the opposition and the media (but I repeat myself). Newt has. This is key for a Republican candidate. And since he is a large part of the topic of this thread, it is also something that Reagan was very good at. This same ability is an important part of why so many were big Herman Cain supporters, until his campaign imploded.

[sodpoodle]

****Oh yeah. His idea of health care reform is promising to cure Alzheimers.****

Newt was drawing attention to our ever increasing life expectancy and how Altzhheimers during those extended years costs families both financially and emotionally.

He was advocating for investment in ‘brain sciences’ to eliminate this disease and its devastation.

That is called vision.

[petercooper]

But Santorium is surging. /s

[Diggity]

Newt has his chance. He needs to go away

[Solson]

Yet you have no proof of Gngrich ever acting like that when he was in government. In fact, he did the opposite and made enemies with the Republicsn establishment and the Democrats.

He's already done the same in this race wih every establishment so-called conservative recoiling in horror at the thought of his nomination. Why? Simple. He doesn't play by their rules.

For that he should be Applauded not castigated.

[McGruff]

I wasn’t a Newt fan, but his performance in this campaign has been stellar. I’m going to trust him at his word. He does have the Contract With America on his resume.

[RockinRight]

Actually, I think it’s that whole “circular firing squad” thing we’re so good at.

[rbmillerjr]

I see the closeted RomneyBots are playing today....

lol, you people are fooling nobody.

Gingrich will take over when the Southern states are up.

[true believer forever]

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Part 1:  Legislative Proposals

1. Repeal Obamacare
    
2. Return to Robust Job Creation
    
3. Unleash America’s Full Energy Production Potential
    
4. Save Medicare and Social Security
    
5. Balance the Federal Budget
    
6. Control the Border by January 1, 2014 
    
7. Revitalize Our National Security System
    
8. Maximize the Speed and Impact of Medical Breakthroughs
    
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• "Mexico City Policy" of Respect for Life

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•  Respect Each Sovereign Nation’s Choice of its Capital
  

• End the Attorney General's Assault on the States

• The Keystone Pipeline

 

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Newt. Because he knows where the bodies in DC are buried...

and what goes on behind closed doors...

(and lots of other reasons, too)

[CutePuppy]

It is my opinion, after seeing/hearing several well known Republican Conservatives, that some are jealous of Newt's intelligence and are intent on proving he is not "the smartest person in the room."

Exactly, you nailed the intent.

They say that is what he thinks of himself and they are determined to prove that they are the smartest, not Newt.

Exactly. Newt is often "lost in translation" by third parties.

Democrats an media successfully used this tactic when he became Speaker, to undermine the Second Republican Revolution.

They also sowed the seeds of envy, and all kinds of conservatives and pseudo-conservatives are "translating" Newt to undermine him and to maintain their own reputation / position as the "movement leaders""opinion leaders," occasionally grudgingly giving credit to Newt for articulating positions or strategies (which may change over time, with the change in political landscape) that may not necessarily sound like "orthodox conservatism" which they must practice to stay on their high perch.

It is their business and they take it personally. Most often it's about differences in minutiae and is very petty and sad.

That Gingrich was able to accomplish so much in public policy and in business, despite numerous political enemies and frenemies on both sides, picking himself up and moving on despite political and personal setbacks, is nothing short of amazing.

[phillyfanatic]

I like your summnation .Too bad Newt did not just tell all the killer smear ads that he has changed and put forward these items like you did. He is obviously the smartest and best man for the job but seems now in Iowa to be out of it. Who knows? People might just rethink and wonder why they would vote for a 76 yr old foreign policy Quisling or a guy who has looked off and on like a Mass. lefty. I sort of like Mitt personally but still would rather see Newt as Prez. Hey, perhaps, Mitt would take the VP job............