“Isn’t that what we want in a candidate, valuable insider understanding of governmental affairs?”
That’s what I want. Someone who has shown us how to ramrod a balanced budget, help create jobs, know where to cut government jobs, cut welfare, kick ass and take names. You know, useless shit like that. Things they have already demonstrated IN THE OFFICE OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
Or we could disqualify them for what they have allegedly done OUTSIDE the office they held.
Orrr...we could let someone have a few years of OJT. And hope for change.
Cripes.
Because standing in line on the GOP Establishment plantation for 40+ years is WAY more important then leadership skills, Conservative principals or ethics!
I wish a person who has shown us those qualities were running. I would support them. Instead, we have Newt.
Ramrod a balanced budget? None of the budgets in this time were balanced, save through smoke and mirrors.
Create jobs? I thought we all agreed that the Feds cannot create jobs.
Cut government jobs? They did drop by about 8% over that time, but I don’t recall much that he did to actually push it.
Cut welfare - he gets a star for supporting that idea.
Kick ass and take names? Nope. Not even close. He compromised away most of his advantages. To be fair, most of that group of GOP establishment pretending to be conservatives did the same.