Bonus question: What other Republican candidate has done as much as Gingrich to implement the Reagan revolution?
Keep in mind that Gingrich has since admitted that he was wrong on the Global warming hooey, and IIRC, even confessed that his reasons for supporting Scozzafava were made in error.
Keep in mind Reagans' sage standard -- that if you agree with a candidate 75 or 80 percent, that should be good enough.
Gingrich is far from perfect, and you have never, and will never, see me (or any other Gingrich supporter that I've seen on FR) claiming otherwise.
But LIKE THOMAS SOWELL, one of the finest conservative thinkers in America, I think it's quite clear that Gingrich is far and away the best bet we've got in our pool of candidates.
More important, ROMNEY IS A STATIST and STATISM IS OUR ENEMY. Compared to Romney, Gingrich is an angel.
Yet everything you and many others here are doing, along with the likes of Rush Limbaugh, which is heartbreaking for this long-time fan, is AIDING AND ABETTING ROMNEY, albeit indirectly.
On balance, Gingrich has done ONE HELL OF A LOT MORE GOOD than bad in the halls of American government, and right now, he is the most courageous and aggressive one doing bloody battle to take down Romney, who represents statism, which is our REAL enemy.
Yet because you insist on twisting his attack on Romney's poor business ethic as an attack on capitalism in general -- and YOUR CONSCIENCE MUST TELL YOU your take is disingenuous -- you are paving the way for Romney.
Snap out of it!
I notice you left out Santorum. Why?
Given Newt's position on amnesty, an issue I care very much about because I believe an amnesty would destroy this country with the stroke of a pen, I would choose the lessor of two evils, Romney. But Santorum is not out of this. I would choose him over both Romney and Gingrich.
Keep in mind that Gingrich has since admitted that he was wrong on the Global warming hooey, and IIRC, even confessed that his reasons for supporting Scozzafava were made in error.
A conversion on the road to the White House. Newt changes his positions on issues the same way he does on wives and religions. He will take whatever position satisfies his needs and ambitions.
More important, ROMNEY IS A STATIST and STATISM IS OUR ENEMY. Compared to Romney, Gingrich is an angel.
I say Gingrich is just as much a statist as Romney if not more. Gingrich was for the individual mandate before he was against it. He supported and still supports the biggest expansion of the entitlement programs since 1965, the Medicare Part D prescription drug program.
On balance, Gingrich has done ONE HELL OF A LOT MORE GOOD than bad in the halls of American government, and right now, he is the most courageous and aggressive one doing bloody battle to take down Romney, who represents statism, which is our REAL enemy.
He talks a good game, but when you look at the facts, he has feet of clay. And remember, he is the only sitting Speaker ever to receive a reprimand and financial penalty from the House, a body controlled by the Reps. 85% of his Rep colleagues voted in favor of the reprimand. He cheated on his first two wives. I believe that people like Gingrich and the political elites are the problem, not the solution to our problems.