Posted on 01/19/2012 12:41:04 PM PST by Jim Robinson
Edited on 01/19/2012 12:44:42 PM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]
Newt is incorporating part of Obamacare into his own government healthcare plan.
Listen here as he says that 300 pages of Obamacare are "pretty good" and that he'll include them in his own comprehensive bill: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-v0xlSS4rI
Perry dropped out so that just changes everything. He was the only conservative out there with any executive experience.
I don’t know what to say. I watched the debate and it’s obvious that Santorum just doesn’t have what it takes to be president. But I wish we could do better than Newt. He’s going to need a lot of luck if he’s going to have a chance. He’ll probably win SC because he shot back so forcefully but this baggage problem will only going to get harder for him as this goes on.
“The biggest problem the Conservatives have had is weve had a good field of potential candidates.”
The ones with potential are great but the candidates that actually decided to run keep me up at night.
**RINOs need not apply!!**
I second that!
Well it’s about darned time!
Welcome!
Thanks Cincinna, and thanks JimRob.
“Jim, I’m with you on this one. Santorum’s pro-SOPA comments essentially and permanently put him at odds with FreeRepublic (not to mention almost every computer literate young person in America). “
The problem wasn’t that he was pro or anti SOPA. It was just such a weak answer. Newt, I have to say, truly gets it when it comes to the internet and the others couldn’t compete.
Lots of techies love Obama for some strange reason. Obama wants to appeal to them but he wants Hollywood’s $$$ even more.
Gingrich/Santorum has a nice ring to it......
So does Gingrich/Palin......
Hey, how about Gingrich/West ?
Gingrich is my guy. I don’t care if he has Mickey Mouse as his running mate, Newt will have my vote Jan. 31.
I’m with you, Jim. The debates have shown that Newt Gingrich is our Rocky Balboa, and when you want to win the fight, you send Rocky into the ring. You sure as hell don’t send Paulie (that would be you, Mitt).
The debates have also shown that Santorum is our Rocky...the talking squirrel.
Count me in for Newt. There were a couple of other folks that I would have liked to have seen run, but Newt is quite acceptable...especially if he knocks that pompous windbag out of the White House this November.
Mega Newt Dittos, Jim.
I think it actually derailed due to Engineer error.
I'll be giving Newt a few bucks to play with.
I don't see anyone left who can articulate the things I want said better than Newt. If he gets the Nomination, I know there won't be any ground given up to Obama like McCain gleefully did.
We were sold out in 2008 when The McCain Campaign silenced Governor Palin, the one person who dared to speak the truth. I don't see the same issue coming from a Gingrich Campaign Staff. Add Allen West to the ticket just to make it interesting. LOL
I still have my doubts about his conservative bona-fides but Newt actually put to words what many of us scream at the television every day - I can go along with you on this one, Jim.
LOL! Mean, but I agree. Santorum speaks with a querulous tone, and his political instincts, strangely enough, have gotten worse with time. Sad, because he was a mighty fine senator and an impressive candidate with great political instincts up to and including the year 2000, when he was reelected to the US Senate.
I would invite readers to check out this memo to candidate Ronald Reagan written by Newt Gingrich in 1980: http://biggovernment.com/whall/2012/01/18/exclusive-document-private-1980-gingrich-memo-to-ronald-reagans-campaign-manager-reveals-former-speakers-racial-attitudes/
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