*Gingrich explained to Beck that Big Government programs like Medicare and Social Security were a fact of life, but that they could be changed to open them up to promote individual liberty. The introduction of market mechanisms into both programs would improve an individual’s freedom of choice.*
Any questions?
If I recall correctly, back in the '90s Newt got positively whacked for saying (out of context) that conservatives would let Social Security "wither on the vine." Once bitten, twice shy, I'd say. And honestly, can you imagine any politician, no matter how frankly conservative, seriously campaigning on a promise to end Medicare and Social Security?
There are no programs, no ‘trust funds’, no ‘lock boxes’. These and Obamacare are all tax schemes in which productive people are taxed today, to buy elderly and poverty votes today, and all done by force, theft, subterfuge. Newt, Mitt, GOP hacks will say and do anything. Sadly, vis a vis the GOP, Newt was with many, able a bit, a tiny bit, to retard government growth, with a popular Democrat President, and a Democrat Senate. As compared to the Dennis “Fatso” Hastert House, Trent “Hairpiece” Lott in the Senate, and George “I’m reading a high school quality history book” Bush, all Republican( snort ) era that gave us spending and debt worse than LBJ. ( Now surpassed by Obama )
No more “I can reform/manage/plan/technocrat” GOPers for me.
LOL...WOW...
How do you explain Newt.inc on K-Street taking in over 100 million in lobby dollars to get Obamacare passed?????
Wake up...he’s a freaking politician he is going to say exactly what you want to hear.
Look at his record...look at the over 400 bills he freaking co-sponsored with Nancy Pelosi!!!
We have to stop listening to what politicians say they are going to do and start looking AT EXACTLY what they have done.
No question!
Noot thinks socialism is a fact of life, so is cancer.