Santorum has energy! Have you ever followed him on his events schedule? He has discipline (100 push ups every morning) and energy. . . period.

Newt has great accomplishments. He’s the smartest man in the room. But he’s not leading.

It’s time for him to fall out and support Santorum for the sake of the GOP and before Super Tuesday.

United we stand….Divided we fall..into the pits of Socialism.

as it’s the only measure that means anything.

By that definition, Ron Paul’s won many caucuses despite vote totals showing otherwise… because his supporters are better trained.

Mew

Since PA is a bell-weather state, that tells us why Santorum simply cannot win the general election for the presidency.

Romney lost by 18% in his 1994 MA senate race, even though it was one of the best years for the GOP in history, thanks to the 1994 “Gingrich revolution” that was architected by Newt. Without Newt’s (the leader) GOPAC training and the contract with America, Santorum (the follower) wouldn’t have won any election of note, and would’ve even have been a footnote in political history.

Seriously, you make me laugh with your nonsense like this.

Mew

I don’t know about public assistance guidelines where you live, but here in North Central Indiana, you don’t get public assistance making almost $80,000/year.

Source for your figure, Crash?

The 6th Congressional District of Georgia occupies a large portion of this suburban area north of Atlanta, including the eastern slice of Cobb County, much of northern Fulton, the northwest tip of DeKalb, and all of Cherokee County. It contains affluent Alpharetta, fast-growing Canton, and historic Roswell.

http://www.nationaljournal.com/almanac/2010/area/ga/06

Yes…those suburban “parasites” on public assistance…such a burden to the national economy…and BTW, their median home value is nearly $280,000.

Try again…

9% of the population are veterans…are they parasites too? I guess they haven’t earned their public funds….they only fought to protect punks like you.

I mean seriously, did you even research before you wrote libel about an entire district of Georgians?

I’m a Republican, a SoCon at that, and a poor person (making 12K a year qualifies as being poor). I’ve been blessed with a family that got sick and tired of my living out of my car and insisted that I accept a room in their home. I work. I don’t accept a dime of government funding except for a Pell grant that helps me get a chance for a second career. I even buy my own health insurance out of what I make.

When I look at poor people, I don’t see “parasites”…I think “But for the grace of God….”!!

The kind of talk you’ve spouted above is what convinces people who are poor that they can never, EVER trust Republicans. When I read or hear these kinds of comments, I can’t blame them in the least. Not at all.

Just take your self-righteous indignation elsewhere, please.

I’m not sure if I should be offended at being called a redneck or I should just laugh and shake my head at your ignorance.

The area that Gingrich represented is essentially a lot of engineers and professionals mixed in with a smattering of good ol’ boys.

It does encompass some parts of the city of Marietta which is poorer in nature, but the vast majority of Newt’s old district is conservative, middle classers.

You assert that 78% of Georgians in Newt’s former district are on the dole. I’d like you to reconcile that baseless “stat” with the fact that the median household income is almost $80,000/year…that nearly 80% of those employed are working white-collar jobs…and that 85% of them work in the private sector.

“he lived there with all his wives”… you make him sound like the king of saudi arabia or something

comic relief at least.

I never realized that “rednecks” lived in the “projects.” I can tell you are a person who is full of life experiences and knowledge. I am beginning to suspect that you are one of the “rednecks” that you seem to be so obsessed with. Your facts are ridiculously ignorant as well. As someone else pointed out, 80% of occupations are white collar and the median income is over $71,000. It’s better to take the medication before you decide to post.

Newt said he has to win GEORGIA but I assume you know that.
Thanks for not being able to forgive Newt for *gasp* being divorced. If someone like you supported him, it would give me reservations about his candidacy..

I have bona fide redneck roots from 3 southern states. I grew up in TN, and we didn’t even have indoor plumbing until my mom & dad built the fine brick home where we moved when I was 9 and where my dad lived until he died recently and my mom lives to this day. You understand I’m talking outhouse, don’t you? Did I mention that despite having lost an arm in a hunting accident when he was in his 20′s (that probably qualifies as extra redneck), my dad never applied for nor did he ever receive any disability? He worked his entire life and provided for his family without any government assistance.

After I got married, my husband and I moved to Dunwoody where we bought our first home. Did I mention that we both had put ourselves through college without government assistance, i.e., via scholarships and hard work? My husband worked for Northside Realty, the real estate firm where Senator Johnny Isakson worked before he ran for Senate. The one located in Sandy Springs. You can’t imagine how many rednecks Johnny hired. That place was overrun with ‘em.

Our second home was just off the square in Marietta. Definitely a fixer upper (built in 1908), and there were some projects close by, so no doubt it qualified as redneck. Take a quick look here and let me know what you think. Be sure to click on the street view so you get a good look. Of course, we bought it in 1993 at considerably less than the current value, but considering the redneck influence and the projects just around the corner, I admit I’m a little surprised at the appreciation in value.

Shall I go on or do you you get the point yet? I’m not sure what your definition of redneck is, but if it’s geography or hard work or growing up blue collar or getting your hands dirty or voting for Newt (which I did when I lived in GA) or any combination thereof, then I definitely qualify. I’ll take being a redneck any day of the week and twice on Sundays over being an arrogant jerk like you. And for the record, I intend to vote for Newt in the Alabama primary on March 13.

a GSE paid a consulting firm over a million dollars to be consulted by a consulting firm whose leader was contemporanously “consulting” or telling Congress not to give the company, that was chartered by Congress, any federal money? One reason why Newt is finished in 2012 is because his answer to the charge centered on the denial that Newt himself got the money, which was true – the Gingrich Group did, however Newt claiming he warned Freddie Mac about pending finacial doom was never substantiated. That, along with attacks on Romney about Bain that were baseless and WTFuture’s were quotes from people saying things with a narrator telling the audience the context. Rookie stuff that failed miserably with even the interviewee’s coming out and criticizing the documentary. Newt is done, its time to move on.

Santorum loses LIBERAL women and Catholics, of which there aren’t many conservatives left in the rathole that used to be my homestate of Michigan.He did however win my home county of Marquette.

16 trillion in debt and some folks want to elect a President on religious beliefs or who has the best hair, therefore he is deemed the most “electable.” Tell me this country isn’t screwed.

that it doesn’t matter what you do in Washington, as long as you have a cult like following, yourself included. I believe that many would see you as part of the problem rather than part of the solution. It’s really sad when anyone supports someone because they have to circle the wagons around their own, rather than looking at the bigger picture. That’s too bad.

it was people like Lindsey Graham that wanted him out. Bob Dole always had problems with Newt as well. I’ll stay on Newt’s side on this one.

There were as many balanced budgets after he left the House as there were under his speakership.And the party did win back the White House and retain the House majority for another 8 years.

Don’t think they missed him too much.

They just didn’t pick up seats the way they had wanted to.

Because under his leadership instead of solidifying their majority they squandered it. he was a horrid caucus leader and the caucus wasn’t functional under him – he was going to lost the leadership position and his ego couldn’t take sticking around if he wasn’t in command so he resigned from the House (take note of that anyone who thinks he will be a VP pick).

“But after the 1998 midterm election, with a presidential campaign approaching and Governor George W. Bush emerging as our likely leader with a real chance to regain the presidency, we needed a speaker who could manage the House not an idea leader. So like a business changing direction, we changed leadership.”

In particular please note- “we need a Speaker who could manage the House not an idea leader. So like a business changing direction, we changed leadership.” Duh!

Gingrich was facing a challenge for his speaker’s role after the loss of 5 Republican House seats, from several other House Republicans. There were definitely at least 7 House members that were prepared to vote against Gingrich, and possibly up to 30-40. Gingrich obviously fought it at first, but when he tried to muster the Republicans to stand by him, he had a lot of unanswered phone calls. Gingrich had just won re-election to the House days before his resignation, but obviously he wasn’t willing to stay in the House in a demoted position, so he resigned from the Congress completely. In this article Livingstone who was looking to replace Gingrich as Speaker, complimented Gingrich’s ability to regain the R majority in the House, but he lacked the ability to run the day to day activities as Speaker. That is precisely the same language in your quote “We need a Speaker who could manage the House not an idea leader.”

This year you’ve heard from some House members that served under Gingrich as the Speaker who have said things like “Gingrich would set the agenda in the morning, and by the end of the day, if not by lunch time, Gingrich had already changed his mind and wanted to go in another direction.” Someone said that there was a filing cabinet filled with folders with Gingrich’s ideas, and it was full. The problem was that the workable and realistic ideas took only one bottom drawer.” Back in 2000 Gingrich talked about Lunar landings. I’ve heard some saying that the House was in utter chaos under Gingrich’s role as Speaker. Probably one of the biggest Gingrich faults was in his inability to stay disciplined. As to discipline, someone also said that Newt was never more than 5 minutes away from the self-destruct button.

I never said, implied, or agreed with the Romney attacks on Gingrich, particular when he said he resigned in disgrace. Rather, Gingrich resigned because his position as Speaker was challenged, and he knew he couldn’t hang in and win the battle, no matter what the reasons. As to Romney, if he does become the nominee, I fear more than 5 Republican seat losses in 2012.

shortly before your warning. I had been wrestling w/ creedo’s spam for the past few days, trying to make him more responsible a poster, but I woke up this morning on the wrong side of the bed, saw his spam all over, and just lost it, and turned irresponsible myself. I have since realized the importance of maintaining he decorum of the site notwithstanding provocation of some commenters.

Therefore, I sincerely apologize to all readers and the site maintainers for my loss of form. I will do my best henceforth to keep my participation on the site clean and responsible. Thank you.

FL got penalized 1/2 delegates for moving up.

Then they ignored the proportional rule saying it would be double penalizing FL. WTF???
How does taking the same amount of delegates and making them proportional vs. winner take all constitute punishment to the state? Nobody ever really asked that or answered. It was a total scam to rip off Gingrich.

If they’d been awarded proportionately Newt would’ve been ahead of Romney in the delegate count after Florida (if I’m remembering correctly)

He’ll fight for those delegates.

Some in this thread don’t seem aware that Santorum’s wins all came in states that held either a beauty contest (MO) or a non-binding caucus (IA, CO, and MN) meaning the delegates from those states (apparently) aren’t required to vote for him.

(for e.g., I am a county and state delegate for Newt in Colorado even though Santorum won in our group. There wasn’t a Santorum supporter willing to go to the state convention. The options were me and a Romney supporter and people voted for me. When we vote for delegates to go on to the national GOP convention, I’ll be voting for someone who represents Newt – and – if chosen – that delegate will be able to vote for Newt at the National Convention)

(not posting this for your benefit greyeagle — but because a number of comments posted give the impression that a lot of people even on RS don’t realize the distinction between bound and unbound delegates)

It is quite another to revise someone’s record. Newt is anything but not focussed! You can’t be unfocussed and still be in the race when you are outspent, and have to claw your way back one debate at a time. You can be unfocussed and still win the House for the first time in 40 years! You can’t be unfocussed and still get the House majority reelected for the first time in 68 years! You have to be focussed to get the 10 platforms of the CWA put to a vote within the first 100 days of congress!

..Clown girl an outstanding display of support for Newt.

Newt has lost the bully pulpit. How many people, not infected with Newtonium, watched the gas vid? Only one I know is me. When o’ was quoted about the proposal the MisMedia didn’t even mention Newt’s name in the reports. Newt has to eat crow with women about Callista to change things.

Your deligate counts ignore uncommitted deligates like me. My caucus selected 10 deligates. 1 paul, 1 Romney, 1 Gingrich; 7 Santorum. Check RCP delegate count and poll averages.

Newt’s campaign is running on millionaire funds. 9 million from130,000 contributors, for Rick, sounds like broad support that Newt no longer has. Rick has picked his fights in spite of the MisMedia waiting to report his first win days before Newt’s Carolina win. Rick just keep’s on keeping on.

Are you stuck in wouda, shoulda, coulda, land? Folks infected with Newtonium have a decision. Is any conservative better than a RINO, Bob Dole knocking off? Half of Newts supporters in MI said no.

What group says no? The he’s smartest, he’s the fighter, he was speaker crowds.

Some of Newt’s emotional appeal comes from his defence of his actions, personally. Some people that don’t want to be condemned by what they see as judgement from Rick. Everyone wants to be a hero in their own life story, Newt provides feet for them. Great therapy, terrible political strategy.

Vote for Rick, or continue supporting Newt and let Mitt slide in? Those are the only real choices left…

You got to hand it to Santorum for not consistently getting his ass handed to him by the Mendoza line candidate. Newt Gingrich has lost to Paul in 6 of 11 states. How’s that for unelectability.

Newt would lose to Obama by double digits.

.. to ignore the point. Newt can’t gain a majority in his own caucus. Use the deligate calculator at RCP there is no way for him to win. Newt will be the cheapest “smart guy”, Mitt has ever hired.

Rick Perry was able to admit he was doing more harm than good. The old Newt would never admit he was doing harm. Is there really a new Newt?

The enthusiam here behind Newt is wonderful to behold.

Santorum would have suffocated a long time ago. While Newt might keel over from a heart attack, I have just as much concern that Santorum may stick his tongue in a light socket if he isn’t watched closely.

Don’t start calling people “traitors”. It will come back to bite you in the backside!

But, I would do it in love.

you’re gone.