If you aren’t yet convinced that Newt Gingrich is not the most conservative choice in the Republican presidential primary, perhaps this will change your mind. Jim Geraghty compiled a list of Newt’s Not-So-Greatest-Hits. It’s quite a list.
In a nutshell:
-He dissed the Club for Growth for challenging liberal and moderate Republicans.
-He was praised by the New York Times for his liberal approach to the UN.
-He called for universal DNA testing.
-He thought there were too many US troops in Iraq in 2006, before the surge.
-He lavished praise on NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg for “proving government can be effective.” (In what, banning salt?)
-He conceded (in 2007) that global warming is real and needed to be actively addressed.
-He praised John McCain and TARP.
-He thought the RNC should lay off Obama’s ties to Blago.
That’s not all, you should read the article which includes much more on all of the above as well as the pertinent links. All of that, and Geraghty didn’t even include the Dede Scozzafava debacle, Gingrich’s admiration of Dr. Donald Berwick, or his lucrative affiliation with Freddie Mac.
Gingrich is shaping up to be a real maverick. Just remember what happened the last time we nominated a white-haired maverick.
Please, let’s not make the same mistake again.
Update: This is what Ron Paul did to Gingrich in an ad. Imagine what Obama’s team will do.
Update: This is now the top story at memeorandum.
Update 2: The Camp of the Saints linked – thanks!
Tags: Greatest Hits, liberal, maverick, Newt Gingrich
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Newt Gingrich (R – Freddie Mac)
Hot debate. What do you think?
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“Imagine what Obama’s team will do.”
Spot on!
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Newt can make the same ad about Obama. Ron Paul’s campaign is is really beating all other candidates, including Obama.
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Ron Paul all the way…..the only one we can trust!
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As I said before, I would vote for ANYONE the GOP is offering — even dangerously naive in foreign policy Ron Paul — rather than hand Obama another term to finally take this country into Hell.
Politics is ALL about disparate groups FORMING ALLIANCES with those of like-minded concerns to beat the MOST PRESSING OPPOSITE political forces vying for power. To oppose the opposition forces fighting against your most lethal opponents is to guarantee an Obama second term. Please don’t help to dispose of the imperfect candidates for the ultimate election of the truly scary ones! Go Newt! Thanks for listening 777denny
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You don’t get it…..NEWTER is more of the same….in other words…another BO….why would anyone in their RIGHT mind support anyone but Dr. Paul……WAKE UP AMERICA…how duped can you be….
Ron Paul: A True Republican
Gary C. Huggins – 20 November 2012
There is a faction within the GOP that points to Ron Paul’s libertarian views as a basis for the erroneous claim that Paul is neither a Republican nor a conservative. This is absolute nonsense. There has always been a strong relationship between libertarianism and conservatism.
In an interview with Reason Magazine in July 1975, prior to his second candidacy for the GOP nomination, Ronald Reagan, the icon of conservatism, stated, “I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism”.
He further asserted, “The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom and this is a pretty general description also of what libertarianism is”.
Reagan confidently added, “I stand on my statement that I think that libertarianism and conservatism are travelling the same path.”
Reagan clearly understood and acknowledged the relationship between conservatism and libertarianism.
The following passage is an excerpt from Senator Robert Taft’s book, A Foreign Policy for Americans. The book was written in 1951, during the height of the Korean war. Taft, who earned the nickname, “Mr. Republican” was the chief ideologue and acknowledged leader of the conservatism of the Republican party from 1939 to 1953. He led the Conservative Coalition against Roosevelt’s New Deal, believed in a strong national defense, opposed the draft and alcohol prohibition.
Like Robert Taft, Ron Paul is the only candidate that advocates a true Republican foreign policy. Here is an excerpt from Taft’s book along with a link to the full text:
“War should never be undertaken or seriously risked except to protect American liberty. Our traditional policy of neutrality and non-interference with other nations was based on the principle that this policy was the best way to avoid disputes with other nations and to maintain the liberty of this country without war. From the days of George Washington that has been the policy of the United States. It has never been isolationism; but it has always avoided alliances and interference in foreign quarrels as a preventive against possible war, and it has always opposed any commitment by the United States, in advance, to take any military action outside of our territory. It would leave us free to interfere or not interfere according to whether we consider the case of sufficiently vital interest to the liberty of this country.”
Senator Robert Taft, A Foreign Policy for Americans, 1951
Full text available here: http://mises.org/books/taft.pdf
There are a few old-school Republicans, like Cal Thomas, a Fox News commentator, conservative columnist, and syndicated author, that can actually recognize a true Republican when they see one. During the 2008 GOP primary, Cal Thomas correctly noted that:
“The only one behaving like a real Republican is Ron Paul, who actually wants to cut spending and get government out of our lives. He won’t get the nomination because too many Republicans are into handouts and redistribution, just like Democrats.”
Cal Thomas, January 17, 2008 Commentary
http://www.calthomas.com/index.php?news=2158
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[...] The Lonely Conservative provides a nice, usable bullet summary of the positions Mr. Geraghty details and she offers this spot-on commentary: All of that, and Geraghty didn’t even include the Dede Scozzafava debacle, Gingrich’s admiration of Dr. Donald Berwick, or his lucrative affiliation with Freddie Mac. Gingrich is shaping up to be a real maverick. Just remember what happened the last time we nominated a white-haired maverick. [...]
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