I don’t get the argument that we might not want the executive and legislative branches to have the power to expel a judge because we wouldn’t want to see Obama and a Democratic majority do it. Why wouldn’t we? Let them go on record as standing up for whatever they’re for instead of getting their legislation passed through the backdoor by judicial fiat and then claiming there’s nothing they can do about it. We know that conservative ideas win at the ballot box most of the time and liberal ones lose. And fundamentally we want a country that is ruled by WE THE PEOPLE, not by an elite royalty.
I think Newt’s idea here, while seeming a little radical on first glance and certainly seeming to have come out of nowhere in this campaign, has the potential to gain a lot of traction, even in the general election.
This little issue lends some credence to Glenn Thrush’s recent analysis on who Obama might prefer to run against. “If Romney is a conventional enemy, Gingrich poses an asymmetrical threat: He’s simply a more dangerous, talented and unpredictable political actor than Romney.”
This little issue lends some credence to Glenn Thrush’s recent analysis on who Obama might prefer to run against. “If Romney is a conventional enemy, Gingrich poses an asymmetrical threat: He’s simply a more dangerous, talented and unpredictable political actor than Romney.”
I consider myself to be a relatively smart guy. But I tell you honestly that if I had to face down Newt Gingrich in any contest dependent on the ability to reason and think quickly on my feet that I would be terrified. This man is possessed of a profound wit and enviably memory skills.
It is entertaining to contemplate how profoundly frightened Obama must be of Newt Gingrich. It makes me smile.