The American Spectator

Clint| 12.9.11 @ 8:32AM

Gingrich And Romney Are Serial Traitors To Conservatism.

We Are Being Set Up By The RINO-CINO Flunkie Stooges.

These Are The RINO-CINO Flunkie Stooges Who Gave Us The Serial Traitor To Conservatism, John McCain Of McCain-Feingold, McCain-Kennedy,McCain-Lieberman,Gang Of 14, Opposing Bush Tax Cuts Of 2001 & 2003,TARP.

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here And In Iowa.

Sean| 12.9.11 @ 8:45AM

Newt and Romney are a bunch of kooks. Both for individual mandates. Liberal global warming cap and tax policies. Way out of the mainstream.

martin j smith| 12.9.11 @ 9:27AM

If Rand Paul has endorsed his dad then who the hell cares about his view. He has an axe to grind to there goes any belief on my part that Rand Paul or Ron Paul are any different. If he criticizes Gingrich and lord knows Gingrich is hardly pure ( then again I dare some one who has a brain and proof that anyone is without flaws-NO ONE OF THEM ARE FREE OF FLAWS--so as of now I support all but: Paul,Huntsman and Romney.

That said this is as of now. If any candidate decides they want to make more sense to me I am open minded and I will bide my time to pick some one. Right now I have the sense these articles on AM SPEC are hit pieces. In the garbage they go boys.

Clint| 12.9.11 @ 9:48AM

" Gingrich praised Freddie Mac model in 2007

Newt Gingrich in 2007 extolled the virtues of Freddie Mac, saying he would be "very cautious" about changing the way the mortgage-finance company's public-private business plan operated.

In an interview placed on Freddie Mac's website, the Republican presidential candidate said the government-sponsored enterprise, or GSE, could serve as a guide for rebuilding the hurricane-ravaged Gulf of Mexico, improving health care and funding space exploration. For decades, Freddie Mac collected profits while benefiting from an implicit taxpayer guarantee of its debt.

"I'm convinced that if NASA were a GSE, we probably would be on Mars today," Gingrich said in the April 24, 2007, Web post.

"While we need to improve the regulation of the GSEs, I would be very cautious about fundamentally changing their role or the model itself," he said."

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here And In Iowa.

Solo| 12.9.11 @ 11:23AM

Criticism of Newt's business dealings with Freddie Mac is as disingenuous as it gets.
He was not in Congress at the time. He was a private citizen.

Any true conservative should be celebrating Newt's exercise of his Natural Right to exchange the "sweat of his brow" for a mutually agreed price. And....this was all done prior to anyone outside of Fannie and Freddie being aware of just how bad things really were.

As a private pilot, I have disagreements on policy within the FAA. As a business owner, I've often done contract work for the FAA. This doesn't mean I endorse everything the FAA does.

As a congressman, Newt was responsible for the establishment of "Thomas.net" which, for the first time, allowed broad access by the public at large to Bills which were before Congress. You can go to the website and read or download any piece of legislation in its entirety.

Newt was partially responsible for HUGE tax cuts and deregulation of industry.
He was largely responsible for Welfare reform in this country--something thought impenetrable prior to his leadership.
And...Newt orchestrated a complete Republican take-over of Congress for the first time in over 40 years.

This short list of his accomplishments has done more for the cause of conservatism than Ron Paul has ever managed. That's indisputable.

But...Clint is right about one thing:

The Tea Party is in Iowa!
But....according to a recent CBS poll, the Iowa Tea Party supports Newt Gingrich by a 2 to 1 margin over Ron Paul.

William R| 12.9.11 @ 11:30AM

You're delusional. Neuter Gingrich was saying Barney Frank should be thrown in prison for his work for Fannie and Freddie while he was getting paid 1.6 million. Neuter Gingrich is a disgrace.

Neuter has never been a conservative.

Clint| 12.9.11 @ 11:44AM

“The story with the Tea Party more than any other segment of the Republican Party is what is driving the instability in the race and causing the front-runner to shift so much,’’ Jensen said. “Right now, they’re in the infatuation stage with Newt Gingrich.’’

But not everyone in the Tea Party movement shares the infatuation. Many of the movement’s leaders remain wary of the former House speaker and cast a skeptical eye at his conservative credentials. In Gingrich, some see nothing more than baggage and a history of Romney-esque flip flops. Particularly troubling, they say, are his shifting views on global warming and health care overhaul.

“He’s got a long record that in some instances is difficult for Tea Partiers to follow,’’ said Mark Meckler of Georgia, a cofounder of Tea Party Patriots. “They see Newt as a political animal, but he is not alone in that problem. People are going to have to look at his record and decide what they believe: the previous Newt or today’s Newt?’’

Gingrich has caught flak from Tea Partiers for changing his mind on several key issues. For years he had supported an individual mandate for health insurance; now he no longer does. Earlier this year, he had to retract his description of House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan’s budget plan to privatize Medicare as “right-wing social engineering.’’

Some Tea Party movement members also dismiss Gingrich for what he now calls perhaps his “dumbest’’ mistake: sitting on a couch with former House speaker Nancy Pelosi for a 2008 ad urging action on climate change.

Others feel he is soft on illegal immigration because of his statement at a debate last month that to keep families together, he would not deport those who have been in the United States illegally for more than a generation. They also find his criticism of Freddie Mac in conflict with his work for the agency as a consultant."

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here And In Iowa.

Margie| 12.9.11 @ 2:21PM

Solo: Excellent!

Clint| 12.9.11 @ 11:35AM

While Gingrich may not have technically lobbied members of Congress, “Lobbying is not just meeting with people on the Hill,” Abramoff said. “Lobbying is a package, and part of the package is strategic advice — companies need to know what to do and which direction to go in.”

“And I think that those who come off the Hill and take advantage of the revolving door and cash in to give strategic advice is the same sort of area that I’ve talked about,” he said. “It’s a problem.”

Abramoff dismissed Gingrich’s explanation that he was offering Freddie Mac “history lessons” when he collected nearly $2 million from the mortgage giant.

“Apparently it was also for a history lesson — a very expensive history lesson,” he said. “Nevertheless, it’s cashing in on public service and it’s the kind of thing that I write about and think has got to be addressed.”

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here And In Iowa.

Margie| 12.9.11 @ 2:06PM

Rand Paul trashes Newt?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6_1Pw1xm9U

aware| 12.9.11 @ 2:42PM

I knew you would make the jump to Newt. Haven't you learned anything? Just can't resist these pied pipers can you. They will never lead you to the promised land.

Jack | 12.9.11 @ 3:09PM

Newt and Willard are the gold dust twins of the Republican Party.They love gold and are turning the party into dust.

Gene Berkman| 12.9.11 @ 3:54PM

It is important to remember that in 1979, when President Jimmy Carter proposed a federal Department of Education, it was approved by the House of Representatives by a two vote margin. Newt Gingrich and Phil Gramm provided those two votes.

Rep. Ron Paul voted no on the federal Department of Education.

ml| 12.9.11 @ 5:03PM

Rand and Ron Paul shouldn't belong to the Republican Party. I couldn't remember what party they were member of before they joined the GOP. They are so liberal like the Democrat and not conservative.

Tom| 12.9.11 @ 5:07PM

Just a chip off the old Paultard.

Clint| 12.9.11 @ 5:11PM

You Wouldn't Know Real Conservtism If It Jumped Up And Bit Ya.

Read George Washington's Farewell Address, Thomas Jefferson's First Inaugural Address, The Old Right And Get Back To Us.

" George Will, "Today, we have a very different kind of foreign policy. It’s called Wilsonian. And the premise of the Bush Doctrine is that America must spread democracy, because our national security depends upon it. And America can spread democracy. It knows how. It can engage in national building. This is conservative or not?"

William F. Buckley, " It’s not at all conservative. It’s anything but conservative. It’s not conservative at all, inasmuch as conservatism doesn’t invite unnecessary challenges. It insists on coming to terms with the world as it is …”

The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here And In Iowa.