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A Rising Anti-Government Tide
WaPo ^ | 5/22/2009 | Newt Gingrich

Posted on 05/22/2009 5:35:30 AM PDT by SonOfDarkSkies

Americans should look carefully at the anti-politician, anti-government mood exhibited in California this week. Just as Proposition 13 and the anti-tax movement of 1978 were the forerunners of the Reagan presidential victory, so the results of Tuesday's vote are a harbinger of things to come.

The repudiation of the California establishment in the series of initiative defeats could hardly have been more decisive. Five taxing and spending measures were rejected by 62.6 to 66.4 percent of the voters. That is a consistent majority of enormous potential. An even larger majority, 73.9 percent, approved the proposition limiting elected officials' salaries when there is a deficit.

This vote is the second great signal that the American people are getting fed up with corrupt politicians, arrogant bureaucrats, greedy interests and incompetent, destructive government.

The elites ridiculed or ignored the first harbinger of rebellion, the recent tea parties. While it will be harder to ignore this massive anti-tax, anti-spending vote, they will attempt to do just that.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California; US: District of Columbia; US: New York
KEYWORDS: antigov; calbudget; calinitiatives; gingrich; lping; newt; newtgingrich; prop13
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To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla

Whaaaaa, dragnet brought up illegal aliens when I wanted to talk about taxes...No fair!!

lol...


121 posted on 05/24/2009 2:49:01 PM PDT by dragnet2
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To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Why don't you remember it, since, as a citizen of California, it is more your responsibility than his.

Oh I see Cornelius, it's OK for Newt to talk about California, taxes, our election last week, Prop 13 etc, but nooooo, we can't talk about massive unrelenting illegal immigration that's costing Cal and all Americans BILLIONS, every stinking month.

LOL!

You're really slick Cornelius.

I'm getting that ape movie feeling....It's a mad house.. lol.

122 posted on 05/24/2009 2:56:11 PM PDT by dragnet2
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To: dragnet2
we can't talk about massive unrelenting illegal immigration that's costing Cal and all Americans BILLIONS, every stinking month.

Boy am I annoyed that we are on the same side about illegal aliens, I hate having dumb allies! $20 to the Freepathon if you can find a quote from me saying that you couldn't (or even shouldn't) talk about that subject, which would be ridiculous on my part because I talk about it frequently.

123 posted on 05/24/2009 3:03:13 PM PDT by Lucius Cornelius Sulla ("men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters." -- Edmund Burke)
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To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
we are on the same side about illegal aliens

No, you're not on my side. You're side has it's head up their rear end.

124 posted on 05/24/2009 3:18:15 PM PDT by dragnet2
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To: dragnet2

My position is that no one should be allowed into this country without permission of the government, and anyone who got in here without permission should be forced out of the country, children included. In what way does this differ from your position?


125 posted on 05/24/2009 3:49:13 PM PDT by Lucius Cornelius Sulla ("men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters." -- Edmund Burke)
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To: hinckley buzzard
It is a fact that the American public were conned by the 'rat-infested media into blaming Republicans for the gov shutdown.

I disagree with your premise.

The rat infested newsrooms only REPORTED that the ignorant chattering class was "blaming" Republicans for the shutdown. In essence, the scumbags merely "reported" a conclusion that they wanted to see all along. It was nothing less than high-tech push polling by the scumbag Democrat newsrooms, so naturally it didn't take long for outside polls to support the conclusion they wanted. (They have always engaged in this kind of operation for their party, and the practice continues today.)

Gingrich and the cowards didn't have to cave. In fact, I believe that if Gingrich and the Republicans had steeled themselves, continued to forcefully make their case, and even upped the ante a little, they could have ultimately swayed public opinion in their favor.

I honestly fell over backward when I heard the news that the Republicans had folded like a cheap suit. I remember feeling at that time as though the tide was just beginning to turn in our favor. I was head-shakingly disappointed, and I will never let Newt off the hook for that.

FRegards,
LH

126 posted on 05/24/2009 7:23:10 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: dragnet2

Good post!

As I recall, though, it was Bill Bennett and Jack Kemp and their group who worked hardest to defeat Prop 187. It was their belief that working, taxpaying, traditional Californian families should continue to be forced by big government to flop open their wallets and hand over their money to the illegal alien hordes.

I could never again take either of those two buffoons seriously.
I can’t even listen to Bennett’s radio show.


127 posted on 05/24/2009 7:34:08 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; Swordmaker; AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Fred Nerks; ...
The repudiation of the California establishment in the series of initiative defeats could hardly have been more decisive. Five taxing and spending measures were rejected by 62.6 to 66.4 percent of the voters. That is a consistent majority of enormous potential. An even larger majority, 73.9 percent, approved the proposition limiting elected officials' salaries when there is a deficit.
Thanks neverdem.
128 posted on 05/24/2009 8:11:45 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: x_plus_one
Newt likes to talk to himself alot. Don’t trust him as far as you can throw him.

I like Newt. He is a brilliant man who knows how to get things done, not just talk.

129 posted on 05/24/2009 8:38:04 PM PDT by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all that needs to be done needs to be done by the government)
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To: Lancey Howard
Bill Bennett and Jack Kemp and their group who worked hardest to defeat Prop 187. It was their belief that working, taxpaying, traditional Californian families should continue to be forced by big government to flop open their wallets and hand over their money to the illegal alien hordes.

You bet, in addition to Kemp opposing CA Prop 187, he was also a big proponent of affirmative action.

130 posted on 05/24/2009 9:09:15 PM PDT by dragnet2
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To: Oldpuppymax

Republicans were given the majority in the house because of Newt’s Contract With America and the reforms he initiated. Then the Clintonistas turned on him and started their campaign of personal destruction and he resigned. The Republicans didn’t run up a big debt, the Democrats did after they got rid of Newt and retook the House.


131 posted on 05/24/2009 9:23:05 PM PDT by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all that needs to be done needs to be done by the government)
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To: SonOfDarkSkies

A growing ANGRY BACKLASH is under way and the libs CANNOT STOP IT!


132 posted on 05/27/2009 9:42:33 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Live Long And Prosper!"-Mr. Spock:)=^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^=)
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