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Conservatives should think twice about Newt

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-11-30 10:30|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 ....but often don't walk it once in office.

Yeah, because he fought tooth and nail to get the Term Limits Amendment out to the states we avoided the grace of Pelosi, Reid, Franks,.... /sarc off

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-11-30 10:36|| 2011-11-30 10:36|| Front Page Top

#2 He's not perfect, that's for sure.

He's enough of an insider to have barnacles, but also enough of an insider to know how to get stuff done. Obama, in contrast, seems to glory in his outsider, lecturing, 'law professor' persona who won't get his hands dirty making the deals needed to move forward. Perhaps that's fortunate for the rest of us -- imagine Obama with the deal-making skills of a Reagan or Clinton [shudder].

Posted by Steve White 2011-11-30 10:51|| 2011-11-30 10:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Obama, in contrast, seems to glory in his outsider, lecturing, 'law professor' persona

He does lay it on thick. But really, he's the kind of insider somebody that somebody sent, and everything he has was gotten because he's connected...except for his wife and children, who apparently he achieved all by his own efforts. His wife's career, in the other hand...

Posted by trailing wife 2011-11-30 11:20|| 2011-11-30 11:20|| Front Page Top

#4 If it gets down to Newt vs Bummer it'll be a no brainer. Hell, I even voted for McCain because Bummer scares me so badly. As for the primaries, they're usually all over by the time it gets to California anyway. So what am I supposed to do?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-11-30 11:28|| 2011-11-30 11:28|| Front Page Top

#5 Oh, I know. I could send him a hundred bucks. :)

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-11-30 11:33|| 2011-11-30 11:33|| Front Page Top

#6 For me, it still boils down to what people each candidate will bring into office with them.
The MSM completely covered for Obama, and he brought in a pathetic group of neosocialists and madmen.
Who will Newt bring with him? Will they be strong enough to restrain him? Will he be strong enough to drive them?
If 'Mittens' has A-List people around him, I'll take a second look. But somehow I don't think that's the case.

Posted by Free Radical 2011-11-30 12:35|| 2011-11-30 12:35|| Front Page Top

#7 Assuming they could collaborate, how about Newt/Romney or Romney/Newt?

Or maybe Bachmann/Newt.

And they had better stop beating each other up because they may well end up running together.

Posted by gorb 2011-11-30 13:14|| 2011-11-30 13:14|| Front Page Top

#8 I can't help but wonder if Newt is the candidate the MSM wants to win the nomination because they think Obama (along with a couple thousand investigative reporters digging up dirt) can beat him.

Posted by CrazyFool 2011-11-30 13:46|| 2011-11-30 13:46|| Front Page Top

#9 because Obama ... can beat him

Or because for their purposes there's no difference?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-11-30 13:58|| 2011-11-30 13:58|| Front Page Top

#10 The media wants Romney to win because they think Obama is beatable and they can live with Romney.

It would be nice if the candidates could suggest their cabinet appointments ahead of time to give us a glimpse of the whole team we'd be putting into office. I've always liked the way the Shadow cabinet system works in the UK. Seems a bit better farm system to season potential candidates on how things work.

Posted by rjschwarz 2011-11-30 14:41|| 2011-11-30 14:41|| Front Page Top

#11 Newt has warts and he will have to explain each any every one of them to the Dems, Pubs, voters and the media. I'm still trying to find the differences between Newt and Romney without much success. Both look a little like McCain except both seem more serious about winning. McCain never seemed serious about winning. Newt might suffer death by a thousand cuts from the media.

Posted by JohnQC 2011-11-30 15:35|| 2011-11-30 15:35|| Front Page Top

#12 I am voting for Palin, of course, living in Kansas we don't get to vote till the general anyway.

Posted by bman 2011-11-30 16:11|| 2011-11-30 16:11|| Front Page Top

#13 Newt is not my first choice (he's a strong second), but at this point I'd vote for a road apple over Obama.

Posted by Cincinnatus Chili 2011-11-30 16:43|| 2011-11-30 16:43|| Front Page Top

#14 Not an R, but watching closely.

As a theory, could Obama be running a kamikaze campaign, that is get so unpopular now while shoring up hard-core so that when the general gets going there is nowhere to go but up, and ride that momentum. Meanwhile, as Obama becomes less popular, Republicans become more bold with the nomination...as Obama's popularity has dropped so has Romneys (as an observation)...hoping the Rs overstretch?

That said, I can look at each R candidate and find a fault, Obama seems to have each and every fault I find with the individual Rs.

Posted by swksvolFF 2011-11-30 17:25|| 2011-11-30 17:25|| Front Page Top

#15 There is one way that Gingrich could secure the conservative vote. Select Rand Paul as his VP running mate. This would do it halfway, but the other half could be nailed down with Sarah Palin as the Chairman of the RNC.

While Gingrich would still be somewhat dubious, the conservatives would back him, as this would in effect "offer them the future" of the party.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-11-30 20:08|| 2011-11-30 20:08|| Front Page Top

#16 It would be nice if the candidates could suggest their cabinet appointments ahead of time to give us a glimpse of the whole team we'd be putting into office.
ABSOLUTELY!!!

Posted by Glenmore 2011-11-30 20:21|| 2011-11-30 20:21|| Front Page Top

#17 There is one way that Gingrich could secure the conservative vote. Select Rand Paul as his VP running mate.

The next day, the President announces that marijuana is legalized by executive order.

There goes 80% of the libertarian vote.

Posted by Pappy 2011-11-30 21:45|| 2011-11-30 21:45|| Front Page Top

#18 Pappy, you're, like, harshing my mellow.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-11-30 23:29|| 2011-11-30 23:29|| Front Page Top

#19 I don't want to think about him once.

Posted by Skidmark 2011-11-30 23:49|| 2011-11-30 23:49|| Front Page Top

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