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Second Dates (On again, off again with Newt).

By: Melody Warbington (rwm52) (Diary)  |  October 17th, 2011 at 04:17 PM  | 

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In the “Jobs” diary here, NightTwister posted a comment about Newt Gingrich’s website which offers “solutions” rather than “issues” as is done at the sites for other candidates.

A while back in one of Erick’s Horserace diaries, I described each candidate in terms of a courtship. My take on Newt was,

Gingrich is the old boyfriend you’re still fond of, but there’s just no chemistry left.

There’s no denying Mr. Gingrich has some baggage (don’t they all?), namely his personal life and that little matter of his endorsing Dede Scozzafava. But never say never like I did when I asked his PAC to stop calling me and removed myself from his mailing list shortly after he asked Dede out. Can you say walk back?

After taking a look at Newt’s website, I have to admit that I felt something akin to the Chrissy Matthews tingle. Strictly in political terms, mind you. I’m a happily married woman.

Take a look for yourself at what President Gingrich would do on his first day. From here

The first four Executive Orders President Newt Gingrich will sign are…

1. Eliminate the thirty-nine White House “Czar” positions created during the current administration. The president does not have the authority to appoint bureaucrats to power who are not accountable to the Congress.

2. “Mexico City Policy” of Respect for Life. Reauthorize President Ronald Reagan’s policy – also known as the “Mexico City Policy”— to stop tax payer dollars from being used to fund or promote abortions in foreign countries.

3. Restore conscience clause protections for Healthcare Workers. No American working in a medical environment should be forced to perform any procedure that he or she finds morally or ethically objectionable based on religious teaching. This protection should include, but not be limited to abortion. Existing conscience clause protections need to be strengthened.

4. Respect Each Sovereign Nation’s Choice of its Capital. Each sovereign nation, under international law and custom, may designate its own Capital. Accordingly, the U.S. State Department should be instructed to respect the choice of each sovereign nation and place the American embassy in their Capital. (Israel is the only country the United States discriminates against in this regard. The people of Israel have designated Jerusalem as their capital. Yet the United States retains its embassy in Tel Aviv.)

He promises that more solutions, based on user submissions, are “coming soon.”

And this is just on his first day. Gingrich proposes common sense, conservative solutions for Jobs and the Economy, National Security, Energy, Healthcare, and Protecting Life and Religious Liberty.

Throughout this nominating process, my support has waivered among Perry, Cain, Bachmann, and Gingrich, with a little Santorum thrown in for good measure. Romney has slightly more support than do Huntsman, Johnson and Paul. Call me fickle if you want, but those sweet whisperings of conservative policies in my ear combined with the no nonsense debate performances are forcing me to reconsider my on again, off again relationship with Gingrich. Cain/Gingrich? Gingrich/Cain? At this point, I could get on board either train.

And for the record, I’m still interested in Perry, but I feel a little taken for granted with the attitude of where else will I go if the Cain Train derails but to Perry. I certainly didn’t expect to ever answer that with Gingrich, but I’m surely enjoying having them vie for my attention.

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  • barleycorn

    I agree 100% with your current position.

    Stuff like the Dede Scozzafloppa endorsement is so insignificant it approaches nullity status.

    • wonkish1

      That he very quickly came out afterwards and said he made a mistake. From the moment he came out and gave the endorsement(at the behest of Steele) he said that national groups shouldn’t try to trump the will of the people in a local district(which if that was true in that case I would have agreed).

      Well people responded by saying that she wasn’t picked by the local people and were instead picked by party chairs in the district.

      Newt said oops, sorry. But people don’t acknowledge the apology or the reason why they made the mistake. They only choose to remember the making of the mistake.

      Nor does anybody know of the speeches he was making around the time of the Pelosi commercial and why he decided to do it. Again people only remember the actual mistake not the misguided but a little reasonable rationale for doing it.

  • lineholder

    (Rubbing face…just a few seconds, I won’t get sucked into this for hours…you know how that one goes, right? LOL)

    I think there’s still plenty of the maverick in Newt that was exhibited back in Reagan’s day. He’s got his faults and weaknesses, yes, and many of us don’t have any real confidence in him to speak of that he would stay the course under pressure because of all the “couch-sitting” and reaching-across-the-aisle moments.

    The man is brilliant in the fact that he’s forgotten more than most of us ever learned. He is by far the best debater in the group of candidates, and even though people keep saying that this doesn’t matter…when it comes time to debate Obama it will matter a great deal. Especially if we still have a high number of undecideds amongst Independents.

    At this point, I’m still willing to stay open-minded about Newt. It just depends on how things go.

  • Common_Cents

    How many other candidates are doing this? They are ignoring it or sucking up to it.

    Avoiding the big money of wall street is a tough way to go. Tough to raise money that way even though he is right.

    Calling out the media on their bias is a tough way to go to get media exposure. How many other candidates are doing this?

    Newt has called for putting some DC elites in jail. I don’t see that as supporting big government.

    On one hand we want a maverick, then when we get some, we bitch about them making gaffes. Then we complain about milque toast polished politicians that stand for nothing and everything.

    Where would Perry, Romney, Cain be if they came out against geithner and bernanke and called for jailing Barney?

    Where would Perry Romney, Cain be if they continually challenge the media bias?

    Newt does see the big picture, but its not a popular way to get the nomination. I wish he’d actually tone it down for the primary. This kind of stuff needs to be pursued after you are elected.

    We gotta watch out what we wish for or we just might get it.

    • http://theheartlander.wordpress.com/ heartlander

      …or as Andrew Breitbart calls it, the Democrat-Media Complex.

      Republicans will never win the White House again if they don’t realize that simple, horrible fact. Newt gets it, and has the guts to not only defend himself against the media, but aggressively, proactively go after them!

      I am so tired of Republicans playing defense all the time. Newt is “taking it to the enemy.” How refreshing. It would seem he is as gutsy as he is smart. My kind of guy!

      I have been harping for nearly 3 years that Barney Frank and Chris Dodd should be prosecuted. Newt is the first and ONLY politician I have heard touch that subject.

      Finally, Newt is the only candidate besides Santorum who understands the real threat to the U.S. from Islam — and not just from terrorists, but from the “creeping sharia” of lawsuits, media manipulation, cultural infiltration and social extortion/intimidation.

      Also, like Santorum, Newt is very clear about the connection between “social issues” and all other issues. Absent a Judeo-Christian ethic, America as we have known it cannot survive, any more than a house can ultimately survive if termites are eating away at its interior structure.

      • http://theheartlander.wordpress.com/ heartlander

        He has actually put out a 54-page white paper on judicial reform, Bringing the Courts Back Under the Constitution, in support of Item 9 of his 10-item 21st Century Contract With America:

        Restore the proper role of the judicial branch by using the clearly delineated Constitutional powers available to the president and Congress to correct, limit, or replace judges who violate the Constitution.

        Obama’s executive tyranny has been so devastating these last 2-1/2 years that many of us have taken our eye off the ball with respect to judicial tyranny. But considering all the damage Clinton-appointed judges have done in this country since the ’90s, can you even imagine how much damage Obama’s appointees will do?

        Plus, whoever sits in the Oval Office in 2013 is going to be granting one to three lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court. Gingrich seems to be the only candidate who’s very much aware of that issue and how huge it is.

  • hoosierchristian

    …or does anybody else think Newt would make an excellent bottom-half of the ticket for Perry or Cain? He has the Washington insider experience both lack, an intimate working knowledge of the legislative process, knows virtually all the issues (and conservative positions) in-depth and is a first-rate speaker and debater.

    • Craigpennsylvania

      Newt is the one politician who balanced the budget in the past 40 years. It wasn’t Clinton. It was Newt.

      In the debate tonight, it is Newt that is consistently giving great answers.

      Perhaps Newt Gingrich and McDonnell …

      • http://theheartlander.wordpress.com/ heartlander
    • Flagstaff

      with you.

      • jerry39

        Plus Newt is Catholic, so I’m not sure Pastor Jeffres would approve of the Anti-Christ’s influence.

        : )

  • Doc Holliday

    and most experienced of the group. He also is the only one who we know would defeat Obama in fair debates. Sure he has baggage, but he is also the least likely to suffer an October Surprise.

    So many here want Perry, they want him so badly they are willing to believe anything negative about his opponents and they are willing to ignore and deny his serious faults.

    But I have to ask these people, what exactly do you want Perry for? If it is for anything other than defeating Obama next November, I am not interested. Perry has glaring weaknesses as a potential Obama opponent. Attacking Cain and Romney will not change this fact.

    The problem with Perry is Perry, and that is the reason many of us are forced to put our hopes in the Blast from the Past, Gingrich.

    • http://impudent.edublogs.org/ kyle8

      I had high hopes for Perry because he is a good governor, but it is looking more and more like he is not ready for prime time.

      I love Gingrich, but if he has not caught on fire after several brilliant debate performances, I don’t know if he ever will.

      I also like Cain, but he seems unprepared on many issues and cannot even explain his own plan very well.

      Unfortunately that would leave Romney, but I just cannot trust him, I can’t help but think he would be a GW Bush all over again because he is not really a conservative in his bones, Too much North Eastern elite moneyed interests sort of thing.

      • Doc Holliday

        I am still supporting “generic Republican”, one of these guys better step up and EARN our support!

        • valrobex

          It’s interesting reading everyone’s comments concerning Newt Gingrich. He appeals to so many of us on so many different levels… yet there’s always a reservation — a “but” so to speak. I too had that reservation until recently.

          Newt generally scores higher, compared to the other candidates, on those issues I consider most important. Among those issues are: Fiscal / Budgetary matters, Military strength, Terrorism, Tax reform, and Illegal immigration. He knows how to work with Congress. And his foreign policy knowledge / experience is second to none.

          More to the point – he has an impressively successful track record. He’s not just telling us what he’s going to do, he tells us how he’s going to do it because he has done it in the past.

          I confess that my reservations about Gingrich were because I chose to be influenced by what others thought about him. (“The smartest man in the room…BUT” — News pundits, mostly.) When I looked at what Gingrich brings to the table while insulating my thinking from what others insinuate about him I found myself saying “Gingrich is the guy.” He can not only clean Obama’s clock in any head to head debate, Gingrich has the proven history of being able to clean up the messes left behind by others. At this point in America’s history we need a President like that.

          While I like a lot of what most of the other candidates offer I’ve concluded that Gingrich brings the best mix of what our Nation needs at this time. And I’ll be following up this comment with a donation to his campaign. I think I’ve found my candidate.

    • lineholder

      As I was watching the debates last night, it occurred to me that despite the moments of rumpus going on, each and every one of them is aware of just how far this nation has moved to the left under Obama’s term. We need a strong move back to the right just to restore a element of balance.

      There’s a lot about Newt that I find appealing. The biggest concern I have about Newt is…well, if we’re going to make a strong move back to the right, that may not leave a lot of leeway for “reaching across the aisle”. That’s where one of Newt’s weaknesses lies. He’s done that quite a bit in the past, probably a bit more than he should have.

      • Doc Holliday

        I am looking for will be Democrat defections. If we give them a good thumping by making Obama a one-termer AND take back the Senate, they will have to be the ones that reach across the aisle.

        • lineholder

          If we get the right people in the right places, and as many of the staunch kind as we can find rather than just the “warm body” type, that makes a huge amount of difference!!

          As far as I’m considered, Newt is one of the most articulate in the bunch. He is extremely intelligent. He can hold his ground and present his case better than most. He’s an “idea” guy, and that could end up being extremely important depending on how things go, both economically and societally, between now and Nov. 2012.

          Time will tell how the American people respond regarding Newt, I guess.

          Off-topic, and I don’t want to threadjack, but have you seen this? I’m thinking about putting a diary on it.

          http://www.klfy.com/story/15717759/second-hand-dealer-law

          • rightwingmom52

            If Newt were to get the nod and win big along with big wins in Congress, do y’all think that would keep him further right since it would a pretty clear mandate?

            An interesting article, LH. By all means, write another diary if you have the time.

          • acat

            Newt is that he’s too smart for his own good.

            That is, he’s smart enough to see what can be done, but not always wise enough – at least in the past – to question whether it should be done.

            He’d crush Obama in the debates, no doubt, and I am quite sure he would move the government both toward increased conservatism, liberty, and efficiency. Further, I think he’s a good enough campaigner to generate coattails. After all, what was the Contract With America but a gigantic set of coattails?

            Of his baggage (and y’all really need to read wonkish1′s piece on that topic) I will only say that I think it reduces his chances of winning the primary, but most of it would not matter in the general.

            Mew

          • rightwingmom52

            with your assessment. What reassures me are the addresses Newt is addressing on his site and the solutions he proposes. He’s listening as well since he’s asked for folks to make their own suggestions about what to do on his first day as POTUS. It will be interesting to see what he adds. I like seeing all this in writing, but as we all know, politicians are pretty good at breaking their promises.

          • rightwingmom52

            . .

          • wonkish1

            Where people could sign up for his site and submit their own solutions to the countries problems and in some cases others could come on and tweak them like on Wikipedia.

            It was actually quite interesting really.

          • lineholder

            I’d like to think that it would, but I honestly don’t know. Not a helpful answer, sorry about that. Hopefully Doc will have more to add.

          • Doc Holliday

            the answer is yes. I don’t know that Gingrich personally needs a mandate, I don’t think he would ever move left because he felt he needed to get along with a lot of liberals.

            Some people are more politician than thinker, Newt is more thinker than politician. In fact, Newt sometimes leaves the conservative reservation because he thinks too much. He imagines future challenges and tries to solve them before others even have considered them. Those are the times when professor Gingrich tends to lose his conservative bearings.

            But if Gingrich came in with majorities in both houses, along with many conservatives in the executive branch, his tendency to go off the beaten path would likely be curtailed. So in the end conservative majorities WOULD likely keep Gingrich on the “right” path, but for maybe a different reason than they would a moderate Republican. Gingrich is certainly not a moderate.

          • rightwingmom52

            could be kept out of the classroom by a common sense, practical, problem solver like Cain. That combination is growing on me.

          • wonkish1

            No matter who’s in congress.

            The only difference between the GOP holding congress vs. the Dems holding congress would be Newt going on television on a occasion to give frame and argue his proposals just the right way so that Dems get scared they’ll lose their seats if they don’t vote with him.

            The other thing that Newt would be spending his time on if he had to deal with a Dem congress is to constantly try to outsmart them. A problem could arise in that situation though. Another problem could come if he said the wrong thing, the media picked it up and he was forced to scuttle a bill due to new increased Dem opposition.

            But look I doubt there really is anybody on this site that actually knows Newt better than I do over the years. There is somehow this notion floating around that Newt either isn’t conservative or that he is willing to give in on it. It is so Farrrrrrr away from the truth its unbelievable. Whats unique about a person giving you their *own* ideas is that you know they aren’t b#ll$hitting. They can’t be. They are letting you into how they think. And the one theme you know is running through Newt’s mind every single day is “How can I figure out a way to privatize every single aspect of government that I can?”

          • californiagold

            Romney made Newt look bad on that issue….

          • Doc Holliday

            by what political experiences people on this site have had, and who they have dealt with in the past. Many are new to politics, others, not so much. We all meet in the arena of ideas, since ideas and solutions are what matter.

          • wonkish1

            nntt

          • californiagold

            Newt is great at lecturing in a professorial manner. he even makes a good TV analysist. But his debate skills are overrated – and last night proved that.

            When Newt went one on one with Romney over the individual mandate issue, Newt made a rookie mistake by making an inaccurate statement easily rebuked by Romney. In his attempt to weaken Romney, Newt hurt himself.

          • mbauer

            I just think, based on what we know, Newt is more conservative than Perry… and much better at articulating it.

            Conversely, I think Newt is more of a policy wonk than Mitt (or whatever Mitt’s perceived strength is) and much more conservative than him.

            Right now, it comes down to Cain and Newt for me. And while they both have their struggles, I just think I’d be most excited about a President Gingrich right now. (Which comes after my list of 10 favorite candidates that did not run).

  • westcoastpatriette

    and your diary is a reflection of the vacillation and uncertainty being felt throughout the conservative camp regarding our wonderful field of candidates this year.

    I read some of Newt’s website and like some of his ideas to rein in the judiciary–one of my pet peeves. I don’t think he can win the nomination but he is certainly worthy of a position someplace in the new administration’s cabinet (if he can keep his ego in check.)

    In examining all of the candidates, however, another reason I lean so strongly toward Perry is because of his strong appreciation for theTenth Amendment which reserves undelegated powers to the States or the people. This is what he means when he says if he is elected to the presidency, he will make the federal government as inconsequential to our lives as possible–and I think he means that. I am afraid Newt is a little too enamored with federal power and not apt to give much deference to state sovereignty.

  • rightwingmom52

    I share your concern where Newt is concerned. I meant to include in the diary a comment I made on the Jobs diary. To get my vote, Newt has to convince me to trust that he will stick with his solutions in the face of opposition from the other side and/or being unpopular in the media this time around. I think that is where he failed last time, vis a vis, his fondness for federal power.

    Americans seem to be thirsting for real solutions, and Newt, the smartest guy in the room, gets a point for acknowledging that thirst by going with “solutions” rather than issues on his site. The fact that I like his solutions are what puts him back on my dancecard.

  • rightwingmom52

    Newt’s nuzzling with Nancy on the couch. That’s definitely a huge minus that I’m not sure can be explained away with some sweet talk. It could be the knock-down, drag out fight that leads to the total break-up or make-up.

  • Common_Cents

    Palin on Greta after the debate:

    “SARAH PALIN: Everybody could learn from Newt Gingrich and the way — his calm, cool, collected manner. He’s kind of seen it all before in this political game, if you will. Newt Gingrich would — he would clobber Barack Obama in any debate, any forum that had to do with substance. When it comes to policy and solutions for the challenges that America faces, Newt Gingrich would clobber Barack Obama!

    I don’t know if he’s going to be the one, though, that surfaces as the fortunate candidate who gets to face Barack Obama because, unfortunately, in this day and age — sometimes conventional wisdom would dictate that he who has the most money, the campaign dollars, wins. I don’t want to believe that this is going to be the case this go-around.

    If not Newt Gingrich, hopefully, the other candidates, whether they have as much money as the next guy or not, will learn from Newt Gingrich, understand that we want to hear substance, we want to hear solutions, we don’t want to hear the engagement of the nitpicking and the bickering because that just plays right on into the left handbook as they get ready for the general election debates.”

  • westcoastpatriette

    that the Ryan plan was “right-wing social engineering.” I wanted to reach through the television set and punch him in the nose when he said that.

    That’s what I mean about his ego. If there were a way for him to become king, he would gladly oblige.

  • avgjo

    Tom Coburn, beloved of many conservatives who don’t like Gingrich, told us we should stop letting FOX dupe us into thinking Pea-lousy is a bad woman and that she is a ‘nice woman’. He also just sat on his hands re: the ‘food safety bill’, aka Obamacare-food edition. Point is, I guess in light of this, I can’t hold the stupid commercial against Gingrich to the degree that many good folks do.

    http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20001827-503544.html

  • lastgopinillinois

    He is yet another one of those who tries to pander to everyone regardless of what side of the fence they sit on.

    For all the knowlege he has of conservatism, the amazing ability to deliver the message without stuttering and the important contacts he has all over the country (with regard to ideas and their effects), you still have to ask the question; can he be trusted ?

    And I agree with you that I dont believe he would pay particular attention to honoring States rights.

    But if worse came to worse, I dont see him vetoing any particularly conservative bill, I am just saying, I am not that comfortable with him over these issues.

  • mbauer

    nt

  • Menlo

    Why doesn’t anyone criticize Gingrich for his role in the passage of HIPAA? Then again, I can’t understand why conservatives are not calling for its repeal along with “Obamacare.”

  • Flagstaff

    Newt could try flying Delta cross-country a few times. Surely, they could lose his baggage if anybody can. (I realize he’d be hit with a ton of excess baggage fees until it was over, though).

  • http://www.nighttwister.com NightTwister

    The only difference is, I have Romney much higher than Cain. This is not the time for amateur hour.

    I have a pretty good idea how Gingrich, Perry & Romney would govern. I don’t like all of it, but I like a lot of it.

    With Bachmann & Cain, I honestly have no clue, and I don’t think they do either. They’re just making it up as they go, throwing stuff against the wall to see what sticks.

    With Huntsman & Paul, I also have a good idea how they’d govern, and I want no part of it.

  • Wayne

    Core values on the other hand, that can be translated into sustainable action is what is needed. Gingrich and Constitutional conservatives don’t share the same values.

    As we have seen time and again, anyone can stand at a podium and talk about what they will do. It was much easier to run the country into the ground when no one was paying attention. Now that we’re paying attention a leader must be someone that can steer the country back to economic health while reminding the American people (who will surely waft back to their lives thinking that the battle is won), “one battle does not win a war’”. This idealogical fight has been going on for time immemorial and the reasons for us being at this point in history must be seared into the American psyche if we are going recapture and retain what has been “gifted” to us.

    I”m in the Perry camp at this writing and would have no problem with Gingrich as a V.P. Perry could use a V.P. with Gingrich’s knowledge and experience, but Gingrich doesn’t have the conviction required to sustain a conservative resurgence. History has proven that.

  • wonkish1

    http://www.redstate.com/wonkish1/2011/10/19/a-play-by-play-on-newts-transgressions/

    I hope it helps to crystallize Newts previous mistakes a little more for you.

  • rightwingmom52

    Maybe Newt could just go through customs with his baggage and throw everything out that won’t pass muster. I’d actually like for somebody ask him about his couch date with Nancy and the other concerns we have with Newt to see if he would admit the mistakes and/or walk back any of it.

    After the debate last night, he certainly remains on my radar.

  • lineholder

    I can’t get it to post, but here’s the link

    http://www.therightscoop.com/palin-on-debate-wanted-more-substance-newt-did-best/

    I don’t think she came right out and endorsed anyone as of yet. Or at least that was my impression after watching the video.

  • Common_Cents

    Agree, but I do think Palin tipped her hand that she is considering Gingrich though. I think she probably sees NG in a similar situation as her, new thinking, prob didn’t hurt they are colleagues at Fox.

  • wonkish1

    When Palin first came across Newt after the endorsement, she came up to him and mentioned she still had her old GOPAC tapes, and appreciated the work he did at GOPAC to help people like her who didn’t know much about how to run a campaign. You can tell by the way Palin has ran campaigns in the past she is definitely in the GOPAC camp not the Leadership Institute camp. Or better put the idea of an entrepreneurial campaign vs. tried method campaign.

    Also, Newt was the only public official to recommend Palin publicly to McCain before he picked her. I’m sure that stuck with Palin after that.

  • jerry39

    If we end up with two less that 100% conservatives –

    a. I think Newt is the more conservative.
    b. I trust Newt more on social issues.
    c. He is the only one that actually debates BETTER than Romney
    d. While he has some things to explain – Romneycare is not one of them

    I didn’t see the whole debate last night, but Santorum’s bully act looked pathetic. Bachman’s tribute to Mom’s was weird – but Im not a mom, so youd know better than I if it resonated. Perry did better – but still had these awkwardly long pauses, at one point it looked like he was trying to recall the name of the 10th amendment. I also didn’t buy his feigned righteousness about Mitt’s grounds crew. Cain did well with the apples and oranges, but I didn’t catch a lot of his answers, and people seem bent on crucifying him for 999. I would actually have put Paul in second place after Newt for the segments I watched – if he wasn’t Paul.

    I agree we should at least stop eliminating Newt – because he’s Newt, I dont see his transgressions rising to level of Romney’s and we should start asking seriously if he isnt the better of the two.

  • rightwingmom52

    I agree with your a, c and d. I think Cain is doing as well if not better than Romney in the debates, or at the very least is connecting with folks. We’ll have to see how that translates on the road.

    I’m probably in the minority of those who like Santorum. Since all the candidates have baggage and something we’ll have to forgive, he gets points for being correct on what’s happened to families and faith. I’m glad he’s around if for no other reason than to keep hammering that home. I think the majority of Americans believe this, and it’s good for them to hear it from Republicans.

    I liked Bachmann’s comments to moms, but she doesn’t back-up what she says with much of a plan. A little short on details, but she had some good moments last night.

    Paul had some good points as well, but as you say, it’s Paul.

    I’d like for somebody to raise the issues with Newt. Not so much the personal stuff, but the governing stuff, to see how he responds. He strikes me as being tired of politics as usual which gives me the impression he’d speak candidly if asked.

  • jerry39

    A few months ago I attended a viewing of “Nine Days That Changed the World” which was produced by Gingrich productions and Newt spoke at the event. Now the movie is about JPII’s impact on Poland as the first Communist domino to fall – but the underlying theme of the movie and Newts discussion after – is the quintessential defense of social conservatism and faith in God.

    Watching the movie leads to a rather inescapable conclusion that the producers of the movie have a fundamental comprehension of social conservatism., in shall I say the big S sense of the words versus the two-issue stance social conservatism is usually confined to by those who don’t have this comprehension. Watching the movie – which was arguably the best documentary I have ever seen – is the only thing that gives me much greater confidence in Newt’s social conservatism than Romney’s. The link is below.

    http://www.ninedaysthatchangedtheworld.com/

  • rightwingmom52

    Kinda glad I made that mistake, though, because I like your response.

  • jerry39

    w/your comment about Cain and the debates. I agree that Cain has done well in the debates. I also like Santorum, but he never gets any traction and he’s been too angry in the debates.

  • http://theheartlander.wordpress.com/ heartlander

    It’s just that Newt has lived a long, BIG public life — so we know about more of his. But you can be sure all the others have baggage, too! (And you can count on the MSM to dig it all up next year!)

  • http://theheartlander.wordpress.com/ heartlander

    …but that certainly speaks well of his conservative values and political instincts!