Posted on 12/01/2006 7:40:42 AM PST by ZGuy
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich last night offered a grim outlook for the final two years of the Bush Administration, saying at best it would resemble President Gerald Ford’s administration and at worst President Jimmy Carter’s.
Gingrich spoke at a private fundraiser for the Virginia Conservative Action PAC. The event, hosted at the home of Shirley & Banister Public Affairs President Craig Shirley, attracted dozens of conservatives to hear Gingrich’s message.
Despite a clamoring among conservatives for Gingrich to run for president in 2008, he offered no indication he would do so. Recently, Gingrich has said he would make a decision in September 2007. He echoed those sentiments last night.
Gingrich’s remarks were wide-ranging, touching on America’s healthcare system, the bloated federal budget and a history lesson about George Washington’s Mount Vernon home—just miles from the site of the fundraiser.
He reserved his harshest remarks for the Bush Administration and Republicans in Washington, D.C. Gingrich called the consultant community “stupid” and said the GOP has wasted money on campaign ads. He said, “2004 was pathetic, and 2006 was worse.”
Gingrich said Republicans—and especially White House adviser Karl Rove—need to recognize why they lost control of Congress. He said Rove should leave his job if he doesn’t get it.
On Iraq, Gingrich said the U.S. won the first campaign there—toppling Saddam Hussein—but has failed in the second, ongoing campaign. He said he opposes the current plan of action in Iraq, and called on the U.S. to launch a new, broader third campaign. In the past, Gingrich has suggested a preemptive invasion of Iran to thwart that country’s development of a nuclear weapon.
He said the American people are more courageous than the Bush Administration realizes—and when called upon to act, they will respond accordingly. “Show them Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s speeches,” Gingrich implored.
What advice would Gingrich offer Bush and Republicans? He named three bold moves he would take: Abolish the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, make English the official U.S. language, and praise US Airways, in the form of a congressional resolution, for its tough stand against six Muslim imams who behaved like terrorists on a recent flight.
He cited the “fiasco” in New Orleans as another embarrassment for the Bush Administration, which has relied on government to fix the city’s problems rather than private enterprise. “If there was no FEMA, New Orleans would have recovered faster.”
The fundraiser was organized on behalf of VCAP by Erin DeLullo, who most recently worked on Ken Blackwell’s campaign for governor of Ohio. Notable conservatives in attendance included former U.S. Rep. Bob Livingston, Media Research Center President Brent Bozell, public-relations consultants Diana Banister and Christian Josi, Townhall.com General Manager Chuck DeFeo, and American Spectator contributor Quin Hillyer. Virginia Delegate Chris Saxman and Corey Stewart, the newly elected chairman of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors, were also in attendance.
You can always depend on McCain and Gingrich to badmouth the Republicans as though they were Democrats.
Two peas in pod.
the Dem strategy is simple - let the "litmus test" conservative wing of the party, who cannot elect anyone on their own, wipe out all of the known candidates early, leaving us limping into the primaries with a bunch of candidates no one has ever heard of.
add to the above, force President Bush to "stay the course" in iraq - if we spend the next 2 years in iraq doing exactly the same thing we have done the last two years - same outcomes, same results, same 50-100KIA every month, same speech every few months that iraqi forces are "just 12 months away from being ready" - the Dem landslide in 2008 will be legendary.
Nope. Gingrich runs his mouth too much, and is morally compromised to boot. He'd be another James Watt.
You're entitled to your opinion. I don't agree with you. Giuliani is not the answer. At least not for conservatives like myself.
>>>>>As such, I see no point in getting into a rabid hate session against the man. He may be the bulwark of civilisation against the desolation that Hillary represents. Think carefully about what a disaster she would be not just for America but for the world. Then choose.
First off, I don't hate Rudy. I hate liberalism and Rudy personifies what the liberal agenda is all about. Its absurd to think that Rudy offers some great opposition to Hillary on policy issues. That's quite silly. I will choose neither. Thanks, but no thanks on Rudy for Prez.
Earth to Newt: New Orleans was most probably in no way effected by FEMA. It is its own private hell and will remain so. Look at Mississippi - thriving and doing their best. I know Newt is smart and all, but is there any chance he will just go away? Just move somewhere in Illinois and shut up? Any chance?
He's not doing his presidential aspirations any good with his actions lately and I for one still haven't forgotten his indiscretions in the past. Maybe he's just trying for a MSNBC show.
If he announced as a presidential candidate the bombs would be thrown AT him by the media.
Fortunately, it looks like Hillary will be the pick (as of today) - with her as the candidate, she is beatable. The task then becomes one of maintaining unity. However, I am skeptical about that being the case if McCain, Romney or Giuliani is nominated. There are just some people who would rather Hillary got in than any of those three.
Regards, Ivan
"Tactical genius"??? Isn't Newt the guy who helped lead an impreachment proceeding and ended up resigning his own position?
We can live without this kind of genius.
LOL Rudy is a liberal Republican. By definition that makes him a RINO! Now, why don't you rethink your remark. I've voted straight GOP my entire life. I do not vote for liberals. If Rudy gets the nomination, he will not get the vote of this conservative. I suspect he will not get the vote of most conservatives. It won't take much opposition from conservative voters in the GOP primaries, to sink Rudy`s campaign.
But, the Bolshecrats cite a not robust enough FEMA as the reason New Orleans has not recovered. And, those are the people in charge now. Why work if government is going to throw money at you to not. The GOP will not recover. The Bolshecrats should have been destroyed, but, conservatives instead of working within the party, i.e. thru the primary system, decided to work from outside and destroyed themselves instead. I am sorry, but, you will have to move to moderation to recover.
Another "conservative", who like Newt, can't seem to keep it in his pants.
Newt is an intellectual and Party leader. He is an innovator and a creative thinker.
These facts do not however translate into Presidential material.
Why? He is not a politician in the mold of the post modern age definition of the word. He has neither the magnetism of Reagan (really one of a kind in many ways) nor the shrewd manipulativeness of Clinton.
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Money alone will corrupt, but nothing helpful as you point out.
I love Newt but unfortunately he has been demonized by the media and cannnot win. McCain is a sure winner. He can capture independents and the vast moderate middle. If you can't win then its foolish to run. Politics and running for office is about winning. Only McCain can save this country from Hillary and outright socialism.
If he is the nominee, I will vote for him.
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I'm beginning to wonder why I even bother posting on these threads. I suppose a simple "what she said" would suffice. :)
If you think ANY Republican is going to get ANYWHERE being disloyal for the next two years, you missed the message of the election even more than I did.
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