After his great win in South Carolina, his campaign now according to various polls out of Florida today show Newt Gingrich in a nosedive. Though I love Newt’s clear and forceful articulation of conservatism, it’s things like this and other things he has said in the past that make me doubtful of anything he says. I am alluding to an article given by Elliot Abrams to National Review. Mr. Adams worked in the Reagan adminstration and cited a very key time in our nation’s history and Reagan’s presidency where one of Reagan’s chief critics was Newt Gingrich.
But the most bitter battleground was often in Congress. Here at home, we faced vicious criticism from leading Democrats — Ted Kennedy, Christopher Dodd, Jim Wright, Tip O’Neill, and many more — who used every trick in the book to stop Reagan by denying authorities and funds to these efforts. On whom did we rely up on Capitol Hill? There were many stalwarts: Henry Hyde, elected in 1974; Dick Cheney, elected in 1978, the same year as Gingrich; Dan Burton and Connie Mack, elected in 1982; and Tom DeLay, elected in 1984, were among the leaders.
But not Newt Gingrich. He voted with the caucus, but his words should be remembered, for at the height of the bitter struggle with the Democratic leadership Gingrich chose to attack . . . Reagan.
The best examples come from a famous floor statement Gingrich made on March 21, 1986. This was right in the middle of the fight over funding for the Nicaraguan contras; the money had been cut off by Congress in 1985, though Reagan got $100 million for this cause in 1986. Here is Gingrich: “Measured against the scale and momentum of the Soviet empire’s challenge, the Reagan administration has failed, is failing, and without a dramatic change in strategy will continue to fail. . . . President Reagan is clearly failing.” Why? This was due partly to “his administration’s weak policies, which are inadequate and will ultimately fail”; partly to CIA, State, and Defense, which “have no strategies to defeat the empire.” But of course “the burden of this failure frankly must be placed first on President Reagan.” Our efforts against the Communists in the Third World were “pathetically incompetent,” so those anti-Communist members of Congress who questioned the $100 million Reagan sought for the Nicaraguan “contra” rebels “are fundamentally right.” Such was Gingrich’s faith in President Reagan that in 1985, he called Reagan’s meeting with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev “the most dangerous summit for the West since Adolf Hitler met with Neville Chamberlain in 1938 in Munich.”
Some other notables highlighted by Drudge are that in 1983, Gingrich stated that Reagan was responsible for national decay and in 1988, Gingrich stated that if George H.W. Bush ran as a continuation of Reaganism he would lose.
I thought Newt wouldn’t be able to win a general election because women wouldn’t vote for him because of his infidelities. However, this recent revelation is something that just cannot be ignored. This is just as bad as Mitt Romney changing political positions he has taken in the past. When throwing support behind a presidential candidate I always look at the man, character and convictions first. This is why I really wanted Rick Perry to get the nomination. He had all that plus the record of accomplishments.
For all the faults that both Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have, though I have serious issues with where Romney has stood and flipped on over the years, he is a solid individual (exception being political convictions). He is a generous charitable giver by looking at his tax returns, earned his success with hard work, and doesn’t have all the personal baggage of marital infidelity. I admire that. Sure, we can be ticked off at the establishment for their gutless watering down of conservative principles and fiddling around while our country burns. We can continue to change Washington by nominating and electing solid conservative candidates for Congress to keep Mitt Romney in check should he become president. It does look like Mitt Romney will win Florida and like the nomination unless Newt has a standing ovation moment tomorrow night. However, given the fact that Marco Rubio scolded Gingrich for immigration ads that Gingrich has been running and Romney hammering Gingrich on his Freddie Mac ties, this looks like it is not going to turn out well for Gingrich. The Rubio remarks will really hurt Gingrich’s chances. Not to mention that Romney will no doubt use this and some other potent ammunition tomorrow night in the final debate for Florida.
However this shakes out, bottom line conservatives should get behind wholeheartedly whoever the nominee winds up being. Staying home in 2012 means casting a half vote for President Obama. I’m willing to give Mitt Romney the benefit of the doubt if he does get the nomination. That may make some people in here angry and it’s okay to disagree with me. I would also hope that Mitt has received the message that we want a fighter who will take on President Obama with some passion and purpose, inspiring the GOP. We cannot have a wimpy candidate for this election. I don’t want to go through a repeat of a wimpy candidate like we had last time not taking the fight to Obama. We also cannot afford to not show up in November. That is what President Obama is counting on.
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avgjo (Diary) Thursday, January 26th at 5:04AM EST (link)I guess I fail to see the big deal.
He gave his honest opinion to one of his own party. That tells me he’ll keep his own in check, which we need right now.
He wasn’t advocating anything bad. He was advocating for the destruction of the Soviet Empire.
Disagreements happen. Reagan was the greatest pres. of the 20th century, but he wasn’t perfect, and Gingrich was well within his rights to disagree with him, even publicly. Personally, I would have observed Reagan’s 11th commandment. Who knows, maybe Newt regrets this and that has been part of the reason he’s tried so hard this election season to observe it.
Ceterum autem censeo, Obamaecuram esse delendam.
It’s the morality, stupid.
Agree. "I'll take '80's Gingrich attacking Reagan from the right over"
kestrel (Diary) Thursday, January 26th at 11:30AM EST (link)’80s, ’90s, and ’00s Romney attacking Reagan from the left.” — Josh Treviño on twitter, quoted by Jonah Goldberg.
The “destroy Newt” crowd, on both the left and the right, is now out in full force, which is just more evidence of why we should nominate Newt. A couple pieces in American Thinker had some great language/writing, one referencing “the response of the various Neros of the MSM and Republican establishment to Newt’s win in South Carolina, coupled with the hand-wringing of some members of the conservative base”, another stating that “the ruling class is in a kind of anaphylactic political shock brought on by even the slightest exposure to Newt Gingrich victory speeches”.
In a Newt v. Mitt contest, which is what we have now, I’m with Newt, hands down. So what if he has a big mouth and occasional dumb ideas? Unlike Romney, Newt has actual conservative accomplishments, including repeatedly balancing the federal budget (against the wishes of a Democrat president), orchestrating the first Republican majority in the House in 30 years (which his moderate Republican colleagues then promptly jettisoned), and achieving truly historic welfare reform, which Obama has now totally unraveled. Newt will fight harder than ever to achieve a lasting conservative legacy.
Here are the blog pieces that I mentioned:
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/01/the_gladiators_among_us.html#ixzz1ka0SjrMl
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/01/the_punditry_is_fuming_mad–at_the_voters.html#ixzz1ka1Loobg
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avgjo (Diary) Thursday, January 26th at 5:04AM EST (link)I guess I fail to see the big deal.
He gave his honest opinion to one of his own party. That tells me he’ll keep his own in check, which we need right now.
He wasn’t advocating anything bad. He was advocating for the destruction of the Soviet Empire.
Disagreements happen. Reagan was the greatest pres. of the 20th century, but he wasn’t perfect, and Gingrich was well within his rights to disagree with him, even publicly. Personally, I would have observed Reagan’s 11th commandment. Who knows, maybe Newt regrets this and that has been part of the reason he’s tried so hard this election season to observe it.
Ceterum autem censeo, Obamaecuram esse delendam.
It’s the morality, stupid.
I'll wait to see Rasmussen's FL polls before declaring any "nosedives"...
APA Guy (Diary) Thursday, January 26th at 7:12AM EST (link)And you need to be a little more honest about that polling…only one poll shows Romney with a lead outside the MOE, and that’s from Insider Advantage, who doesn’t have the best track record of accuracy in polling.
In fact, it looks to be neck-and-neck heading into the debate tonight…where I expect fiesty Newt to make a strong appearance and whack Romney for good.
Well the numbers are out
pdawk Thursday, January 26th at 9:46AM EST (link)and Rasmussen just confirmed ARG and Insider Advantage.
"Nosedive" in polling?
circlegranch Thursday, January 26th at 8:18AM EST (link)2 days ago Rasmussen commented that its Romney that has ‘flat lined’. APA is right–only Insider Advantage has Romney with any measurable lead. Gingrich and Romney are statistically tied in the CNN/Time poll. The Florida Chamber of Commerce has them tied today. PPP has Gingrich up by 5 pts w/ 38 to Romney’s 33. Qunnipiac has them tied at 45 each. Real Clear Politics average for today has Romney with a 1.2 advantage due to the spike Insider Advantage reports.
To say that Newt has ‘nosedived’ in the polls is curious, at best, since Romney has always held a strong lead–usually double digits in Florida. If anybody has nosedived, it certainly is not Newt Gingrich.
Ras today... it's Romney up eight
In The Hook (Diary) Thursday, January 26th at 9:51AM EST (link)39-31
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/florida/2012_florida_republican_primary
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Drudge is full on attack on Gingrich
Common_Cents (Diary) Thursday, January 26th at 9:03AM EST (link)The top 8-10 stories are bashing Gingrich. Unreal.
Obama=Golfer in Chief, Leading from,
behind, the Back Nine.Leaders don’t create movements. Movements create leaders. Get involved. Your future depends on it.
Govt “invests” YOUR tax money for POLITICAL return rather than economic return.
So quoting Newt is an attack?
Death_of_the_Donkey (Diary) Thursday, January 26th at 9:13AM EST (link)The problem with Newt (and the reason we tend not to elect long term house members to the WH) is that we have years of votes and quotes from him that no one has really started to look at until now. I would much rather have this all come out now, than have it come out later during the general with Newt as our nominee. Besides, it shouldn’t really make the news cycle anyways, as Newt is talking again about moonbases and states on Mars.
GC thinks he was right weeks ago and that it will turn out that Mitt sucks less than Newt
Mike gamecock DeVine (Diary) Thursday, January 26th at 9:32AM EST (link)All those that have known Newt well and have been polite in restraining themselves about why they haven’t endorsed Newt are now going to tell the tales and it is Newt’s fault that he has lived the life he has, not those of us that acknowledge that past and find it more wanting than Mitt’s.
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Best way to phrase it
Death_of_the_Donkey (Diary) Thursday, January 26th at 9:34AM EST (link)Romney sucks less than Newt.
Yessir
In The Hook (Diary) Thursday, January 26th at 9:53AM EST (link)I officially know how it felt for the Dems to back John Kerry now because they were afraid Howard Dean would kill them all. It’s not a pleasant feeling, though I concede it’s slightly better than backing McCain in ’08. That was horrible.
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Supporting Newt requires an appetite for risk
satchman3 Thursday, January 26th at 10:10AM EST (link)That’s why I think the so-called establishment won’t want him. He’ll either fly high or crash and burn.
Yep, romney=mccain is the "safe" candidate!
Common_Cents (Diary) Thursday, January 26th at 10:19AM EST (link)Safe for obama.
Obama=Golfer in Chief, Leading from,
behind, the Back Nine.Leaders don’t create movements. Movements create leaders. Get involved. Your future depends on it.
Govt “invests” YOUR tax money for POLITICAL return rather than economic return.
5 (n/t)
Finrod (Diary) Thursday, January 26th at 10:43AM EST (link).
Let’s get down to brass tacks here. How much for the ape?
It is a perilous time for us all
paladin1 (Diary) Thursday, January 26th at 10:30AM EST (link)and I think we conservatives must take the risk. Gingrich may crash and burn and we lose. If he soars, we win. If we elect Romney we get mediocrity and moderate/liberal policies which cement into place Obamacare and a plethora of other big government programs. With Romney we lose all the way around…but hey, we got a Republican elected (back-pats all around)!
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I don't think so, Mike.
paladin1 (Diary) Thursday, January 26th at 10:17AM EST (link)This is an issue for Romney: “For all the faults that both Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have, though I have serious issues with where Romney has stood and flipped on over the years, he is a solid individual (exception being political convictions).” If we want to talk about claims, we need to look at Romney’s epiphanal conversion to conservatism since 2008 and his position changes on almost every social issue out there. Then we need to really look at his potential appointment of Norm Coleman to HHS Secretary and listen to his statement that they will not try to repeal Obamacare whole cloth. If we want to talk liars, at least give me a liar who will fight and actually does have some conservative record.
It makes me a bit queasy to pay much attention to folks like Tom DeLay (convicted of election funding crimes). Elliott Abrams (we all know how the Bushes liked Perry [Gingrich endorsement?] and really support real conservatism), and the media as I see both National Review and Drudge as being long term in the bag for Romney.
All this is nothing more than another attack on Gingrich a la the Iowa smears and Romney has had to bring in the big political guns with bad Gingrich mud to try to save his establishment coronation in one last ditch effort.
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Its more details about what a jerk Newt is and has been behind the scenes
Mike gamecock DeVine (Diary) Thursday, January 26th at 12:42PM EST (link)But it doesn’t necessarily make him less viable than he already was already or more or less able to govern.
Mike DeVine’s Examiner.com, Charlotte Observer and The Minority Report columns
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Romneyphile GC - vindication?
Freedoms Truth (Diary) Thursday, January 26th at 10:24AM EST (link)I am officially off the Newt bandwagon, thanks to his latest outburst of calling Mitt heartless on immigration, and his fibs on Monday that over-stated his conservative cred, which has caused me to reassess and then I dig into the question of Newt’s rocky speakership and find stories reminding that, dangit – Newt’s not really that conservative after all. He undercut 1994 conservatives, which tells me, even in the unlikely event Newt overcomes his mountain of negatives and wins, we conservatives may still get disappointed.
This is not to say Romney’s a good choice or even acceptable. But why bother going to bat for a ‘not-Romney’ who is (a) not that really conservative, even though he sounds that way sometimes (because he is smart and articulate enough to say what he needs to say) and (b) lacks leadership and temperment to be a President we can be proud of, and (c) would probably lose anyway, even in a year where we ‘should’ defeat a weak and failed President.
I am beside myself that we would nominate the guy who passed the prototype for Obamacare into law as the guy to repeal Obamacare … but I’ve thrown in the towel on thinking that nominating Newt is going to be better for conservatives.
It’s the choice between disaster and destruction – choose wisely!
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top 12 stories bashing Gingrich?
Common_Cents (Diary) Thursday, January 26th at 10:07AM EST (link)so there’s nothing on Romney? Nothing on Obama? No other important stories?
There’s plenty of stuff to report, the tremendous focusing on attacking Newt is obvious.
Obama=Golfer in Chief, Leading from,
behind, the Back Nine.Leaders don’t create movements. Movements create leaders. Get involved. Your future depends on it.
Govt “invests” YOUR tax money for POLITICAL return rather than economic return.
Most of the Romney stuff is out
Death_of_the_Donkey (Diary) Thursday, January 26th at 10:16AM EST (link)But Newt’s new role as legitimate front runner forced people to go back and look into his long House record. It was only a matter of time before it happened. The problem is that what was found were Newt criticizing Reagan repeatedly, even after the obvious success of the Reagan policies.
What were you expecting?
hls87 Thursday, January 26th at 10:59AM EST (link)Gingrich will be bashed relentlessly and almost universally. His candidacy will be swamped by a tsunami of negative press. He’s the last hurdle Romney has to clear en route to the nomination. The powers that be made sure that the last hurdle would also be the easiest to demolish.
This was predictable. In fact, it was predicted. You knew it was coming and, unless you are as innocent as a newborn babe, you knew it would work. After Iowa the extreme fragility of the Gingrich candidacy was clear for all to see. Even before that it didn’t take any special insight to know that an odious blowhard who hasn’t held office in 13 years, never won a statewide election and was ineffectual and unpopular in his last elective post isn’t a serious candidate. Winning SC couldn’t make him one; nothing could.
You backed Newt knowing that the establishment had huge stockpiles of ammunition and batteries of heavy artilliery aimed at him, ready to fire when the moment was ripe. It’s unbecoming to whine when that moment arrives and the barrage begins.
You and the rest of the Newt boosters have to face the fact that, by backing a non-starter, you’ve given the nomination to Romney and put the Republican left in charge of the GOP. Congratulations!
"he(Romney) is a solid individual (exception being political convictions)"
deVere Thursday, January 26th at 9:22AM EST (link)I suppose you can say the same about Obama! LOL
And that performance of "Our American Cousin"
hls87 Thursday, January 26th at 9:48AM EST (link)at Ford’s Theater was superb, apart from the assassination thing.
Romney and Santorum are the conservatives; not Newt
nepanyrush Thursday, January 26th at 9:56AM EST (link)Admitedly, I am very fearful of a Newt candidacy; he was at about 13% favorability rating as Speaker of the House at one point — perhaps viewed less favorably than Nancy Pelosi. I am certain Obama will have a landslide against Newt and take the Congress down with him.
But the reality is also that among those with a realistic chance, the more conservative is Romney and Santorum. I agree with Ann Coulter’s analysis: “In a world where words have meaning, Mitt Romney is not the “moderate” in this race. He is the most conservative candidate still standing, with the possible exception of Rick Santorum…Romney is “moderate” only in demeanor — which is just another word game. His positions are more conservative than Gingrich’s, but he doesn’t scare people like Gingrich does.”
http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2012-01-25.html
Newt is good in playing to an audience, but analysis of his words shows he is just a gasbag. This article notes his ridiculousness on Reagan. But there are many more examples. His SS plan is silly on the face of it and would drive up the costs, not lower them. He supported the individual mandate for years, and at the federal level, not just the state as with Romney, who always opposed an individual mandate at the federal level. Gingrich claimed on national TV in the SC debate that he gave ABC News evidence to the contrary, and now it has been show it is not true. He will be taken apart by Obama and his debate analysis will be 4 pinochios.
Furthermore, Obama will look like the outside in a race against the Washington entrenched Gingrich, of whom Jon Stewart says, “when Washington gets its prostate checked, it tickles [Newt],”
When there is not a crowd of people cheering Newts attack on the media or cheap theatrical flourishes, he looks like just an egotistical person who helped Clinton get re-elected and carried on a six-year affair while married. Six-years! How deceptive does one have to be to carry on a six-year affair.
Romney was our conservative hope 4 years ago. He has not changed. Santorum has always been a principled conservative, and, unlike Gingrich, who only won a conservative congressional district, Santorum won two statewide elections in a Democratic state and defeated three Democratic incumbents. Either Romney or Santorum is acceptable. Gingrich will make the GOP into a laughing stock.
GOP.....Laughing stock?
WillWong (Diary) Thursday, January 26th at 10:00AM EST (link)Your assertion that Romney is the conservative…..that is the laughing stock!
Newt is not a conservative?
Freedoms Truth (Diary) Thursday, January 26th at 10:09AM EST (link)That’s a harsh judgement. But it may be accurate.
However, there is one period of time where Newt served in high leadership. During that period, the GOP Congress balanced the budget and passed welfare reform. But a closer inspection of the behind-the-scenes action on budgets shows Newt fought the conservatives in the GOP caucus, and in many cases was worse than GWBush or the later hastert leadership on spending…
I read this article today, and it struck me that Newt as President would give us just as much heartburn as Romney would, but it would be worse for conservatives because (a) he’d be unpopular and it would discredit conservatives (whereas with Romney most people understand that he’s not a true conservative but more a center-right moderate) (c) he probably would lose to Obama anyway …
Newt is a big thinker with big ideas, and a partisan warrior. He can articulate conservative principles better than anyone … but his LOYALTY to actually implementing them is as questionable as his loyalty to marriage vows …
This is a must-read:
http://www.unitedliberty.org/articles/9188-how-speaker-newt-gingrich-betrayed-the-republican-revolution
The final straw for many was the 1998 budget. When Kasich presented a budget that harkened back to the Contract with America days and included real budget cuts, Gingrich lambasted the budget-cutters in a closed-door meeting. Gingrich’s pushback against fiscal conservatives was a prelude to Congress, a few weeks before the midterm elections of 1998, passing a budget that hiked non-defense discretionary spending by over 5% that year – twice the 1997 budget deal’s increase – and funded a record amount of pork-barrel projects. It was in every way a rout of the very ideals that won the GOP a majority in Congress in the first place. When presented with an option by then-Rep. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and a number of other conservatives in the House to offset some of these hikes with spending cuts in other parts of the budget, Gingrich nixed the idea outright.
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Who can be controlled by congress?
gpclaw Thursday, January 26th at 12:41PM EST (link)I see Romney and Gingrich as one in the same. Newt may not have passed an individual health insurance mandate, but he was a supporter of Romney’s health care law. If Gingrich had been a Governor in the early 2000′s, I have no doubt he would have passed similar legislation.
Back to my point. If we elect a squishy Republican to the White House, what option do we have to keep him from flirting with the left, and growing government? As far as I can tell, the only way to do that, would be to rally behind Conservative members of congress, and have them lead the party forward. Of course, that could potentially lead to battles between congress and the oval office. If that situation arises, who is more likely to roll over to the will of congress, Romney or Gingrich?
Nancy and Michael Reagan's thoughts on Newt!
WillWong (Diary) Thursday, January 26th at 12:29PM EST (link)In 1995, Nancy Reagan said that Reagan passed the torch to Newt…..That is good enough for me.
http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/nancy-reagan-gingrich-conservative/2012/01/26/id/425620
And Michael Reagan endorsed Newt. That is good enough for me.
Elliot Abrams, Coburn, etc can say what they like but they cannot eradicate Romney’s own words…”I am not returning to Reagan Bush!”
Bozell: " no doubts" Gingrich is a Reagan Conservative
WillWong (Diary) Thursday, January 26th at 12:55PM EST (link)Conservative Stalwart Bozell: ‘No Doubt’ Gingrich Is Reagan Conservative
http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/Bozell-Gingrich-Reagan-conservative/2012/01/26/id/425616
NRO Bombshell?
WillWong (Diary) Thursday, January 26th at 12:59PM EST (link)IMO, NRO had already bombed as a credible source of conservative news source a while back. Next to bomb….Drudge!
That is of course until Nancy Reagan made Drudge and N.R. look foolish, well the video of her did
center77 (Diary) Thursday, January 26th at 1:56PM EST (link)I think the more the establishment pushes back against Newt, the more I want him to win. I hate when these pundits try to affect the outcome with a large scale hit piece bazooka against Newt, like ten negative pieces on Drudge. This was all by design; they would have rather fought against Newt than Perry. Romney is a joke, and he will never be president. When he needs the media to do his work for him, this makes him a very weak candidate. Why wait until after no one else is in the race to hit Newt. I know why, because they knew if it was Perry, they would have had a harder time making this case. They pretty much thought Newt would be weak, and because of this, I want to see Newt destroy Romney worse than McCain beat Romney in 2008. This is all just fine with me at this point.
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I have a feeling the video of him bashing Bush, Sr.
tyman Thursday, January 26th at 2:14PM EST (link)is bogus. I know Rush just covered this, but I think it’s another “wither on the vine” thing where his words are carefully taken out of context.
I agree with you about the establishment pushing against Newt, it makes him much more appealing to me.
I also agree that I want Newt to really take it to Romney!
If Romney wins Florida, why would the anti-Romney momentum not take over? Is the anti-Romney crowd just going to say, “Well, he won Florida so we’ll just go along”?