How long can Gingrich sustain this political Lazarus act?
After a relaxing holiday weekend — family, turkey, football, some projects around the house — I return to … Newt Gingrich.
Over the weekend he won the endorsement of the Manchester Union Leader, the leading newspaper in New Hampshire and a bellwether of sorts for conservative voters. Money’s pouring in, and he’s cementing his position as the anti-Mitt, rising in polls in the three early states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.
“Romney’s a guy who wants to be liked,” Union Leader editorial page editor Drew Cline said on CNN. “He’s a politician who wants to be liked. Gingrich is a politician who wants to be respected, who wants to actually accomplish – he has an agenda that he wants to set in place.”
Yes, Newt has a lot of baggage. But unlike Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain, Newt’s baggage is familiar to most voters. It has already been priced into the market, so to speak. Rehashing his history, troubling as much of it is, won’t damage him much.
However, that’s not to say that Newt’s history isn’t important. It sits there as a template of his previous behavior, and the moment he loses discipline and does something stupid, that record quickly becomes relevant again. He has no margin of error, and no demonstrated ability to go error-free.
So here’s the question likely to define the rest of the GOP presidential campaign:
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Jm
November 28th, 2011
8:23 am
It’s a democracy. Who knows…..
USinUK
November 28th, 2011
8:26 am
Credit where credit is due … no one throws rocks like Gingrich …
however, being the leader of the opposition isn’t the same as being the leader of the country – as long as he practices the politics of division, he will never lead the country
stands for decibels
November 28th, 2011
8:26 am
I don’t know that he’ll self-destruct, Jay.
I think Romney’s people likely will beef up whatever quiet smear campaign they’re already conducting with the media if necessary, to reverse what must be something of an alarming public perception trend.
For example over at Intrade, wherein Mitt’s sunk to below 30% probability of being elected President
…while Newt’s actually risen above 10%.
southdem
November 28th, 2011
8:27 am
Gingrich encapsulates so much of the modern GOP: rage, contempt, arrogance, and ignorance, that I don’t see how they can fail to nominate him. He’ll self destruct when he’s on the debate stage with President Obama and starts in on his angry rants. Obama will just look at him and say, “Really, Newt?” and the election will be over. Obama 400+ electoral votes.
barking frog
November 28th, 2011
8:27 am
Retread politicians are difficult to put on the road to success.
Granny Godzilla
November 28th, 2011
8:28 am
I wonder if the Obama campaign let it be known they thought Mitt was gonna’ be it in order to lull the GOP into nominating Newt.
Briliant.
Newt 2012
Holy Crap that’s funny.
Joe The Plumber too.
November 28th, 2011
8:29 am
Q: How long can barry pretend to care about America? A: Just under 14 more months. Can’t wait to see the hissy fit he and michelle throw over getting evicted. I’m sure she will let us know once again how ashamed she is of America.
USinUK
November 28th, 2011
8:30 am
I think all that’s needed is for someone to ask him to sit in the back of the plane …
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/87/Nydailynews_newt.jpg
(I never tire of posting that image)
carlosgvv
November 28th, 2011
8:32 am
Newt Ginrich wins the endorsment of The Manchester Union-Leader, “a bellweather of sorts for conservative voters”. In normal political times, someone with this much baggage would not even dare run, yet here he is. A disturbing possibllity presents itself. Deep down, many Republicans simply don’t want an African-American in the White House and would rather vote for anyone, even Newt, than Obama. So the real question, likely to define the rest of the GOP campaign, is – just how close to the bottom of the barrel will conservatives go to keep Obama from being re-elected?
Granny Godzilla
November 28th, 2011
8:33 am
Joe The Plumber Too
really and truly – would you vote for Newt for President?
Granny Godzilla
November 28th, 2011
8:35 am
From Steve Benen
“Does the recipient of the Union Leader’s endorsement generally go on to win the state’s primary? Looking back, the track record is mixed:
1976: The paper endorsed Ronald Reagan over Gerald Ford, but Reagan lost
1980: Reagan won the endorsement and the primary
1988: The Union Leader supported Pete du Pont, who finished fourth in the primary
1992: The paper supported Pat Buchanan, who finished a competitive second against an incumbent president
1996: The Union Leader again backed Buchanan, who this time won the primary
2000: Steve Forbes won the paper’s endorsement, in advance of a third-place showing
2008: The Union Leader supported John McCain, who won the state’s primary”
Jm
November 28th, 2011
8:36 am
“as long as he practices the politics of division, he will never lead the country”
Current WH occupant practices politics of division
barking frog
November 28th, 2011
8:37 am
this endorsement is a non starter, Jay is a better political
prognosticator than this guy and probably has more influence…
saywhat?
November 28th, 2011
8:38 am
Q: How long can the poster @ 8:29 pretend to care about America?
A: It will be at least 5 more years, as he weathers the the rest of this and then the next Obama term. Of course then he will have to transfer his irrational hatred of Obama to President Hillary Clinton for 8 years, and continue to try to convince everybody that irrational hatred of the president equals love of country.
barking frog
November 28th, 2011
8:39 am
Jm 8:36 and darn well, too..he divided the Democratic party
and got a bigger slice than Hilary..
stands for decibels
November 28th, 2011
8:39 am
so much of the modern GOP: rage, contempt, arrogance, and ignorance
[...]
Can’t wait to see the hissy fit he and michelle throw over getting evicted.
When you profess fealty to a political party that peddles crap like this, that attacks not just the other party’s leaders but the American citizens who’ve voted for them and who share a decent chunk of those leader’s professed ideology, this is to be expected.
(I realize I’m probably the only person on this planet who seems bothered by that GOP store’s offerings, but really. Can you imagine the DNC selling bumper stickers that read “Visualize No Conservatives”?)
Keep Up the Good Fight!
November 28th, 2011
8:39 am
I’m often ashamed on any number of people in this country and shamed at the collective treatment by some so-called Americans against others. So what! This country has any number of things to have caused it shame. It also has done a number of things to be have pride in.
Newt and his new move to repeal child labor laws……. shameful.
Midori
November 28th, 2011
8:40 am
does Jm and Joe the plummer talk to Elvis, too?
JamVet
November 28th, 2011
8:40 am
Newt is merely embarrassing entertainment during this campaign. Fodder for comedians and bloggers. Bereft of ethics, he nonetheless is sure fun to watch. In a Nixon kinda way.
In this year’s King of the Dufus Mountain, it is both pathetic and enormously enjoyable to watch the Georgia version of Dumb and Dumber – one a proven serial philanderer and scumbag, the other a wannabe – try to crawl over Michelle and Ricky for the title.
I doubt Newt could even win 70 electoral votes in next November’s election. It is only a matter of when, not if, he says something so extraordinary stupid and bigoted that, his farcical run will officially implode.
And why Mitt’s staff must be ecstatic over this laughable competition…
RB from Gwinnett
November 28th, 2011
8:41 am
“In normal political times, someone with this much baggage would not even dare run”
Kinda fits for Obama too doesn’t it?
saywhat?
November 28th, 2011
8:41 am
I hope Gingrich wins the Republican primary, Lord I really do. The debates will be hilarious.
TaxPayer
November 28th, 2011
8:42 am
The Republicans picked McCain over Romney. This time around, they have no McCain so who comes closest. Newt could well be their choice in the primary and I do believe that Jay already called it some time back. The only excitement left is his choice of hail mary.
larry
November 28th, 2011
8:42 am
Newt will probably self distruct before the Ga primary. And it will be from his heart and mouth.
barking frog
November 28th, 2011
8:43 am
saywhat? 8:41 I believe the President is supporting Gingrich..
Mick
November 28th, 2011
8:43 am
Maybe by the time the primaries begin, huntsman will be the one sitting in this game of musical chairs…
Granny Godzilla
November 28th, 2011
8:44 am
RB from Gwinnett
November 28th, 2011
8:41 am
“In normal political times, someone with this much baggage would not even dare run”
Kinda fits for Obama too doesn’t it?
nope, not in the least. in fact your post is rather a ridiculous statement
USinUK
November 28th, 2011
8:44 am
“Current WH occupant practices politics of division”
okay, I’ll play …
show me an example (and please, spare us the lie of “he called Americans lazy” – that’s already been debunked)
USinUK
November 28th, 2011
8:46 am
meanwhile, with Gingrich, you’re either a cultural elitist or a secular elitist or a media elitist … amongst many others who are “out to destroy the country”
so, please – show many anything Obama has said that’s remotely like that
detritusUSA
November 28th, 2011
8:46 am
Gingrich would govern as president as he did as speaker of the house: with lies, corruption, and immoral behavior. If this man represents the thinking of the majority of republicans and conservatives in this country, then God help us.
JohnnyReb
November 28th, 2011
8:46 am
I see Jay’s animosites toward the Newtster have not abated.
UsinUK thinks Newt would divide the country while ignoring that Obama has been the most divisive POTUS in modern history.
southdem is off in an alternate universe. Newt may have a lot of faults, but he is a superior debater. Barry will need Depends.
carlosgvv actually thinks his fellow citizens would sink the country just to keep Obama from reelection. And, I’m a racist?
This very blog has burned with how Republicans are against solving the illegal immigration problem. Newt, at his political peril puts forth a workable plan containing many points supported by the Left. Does Jay point that out? Do the Barry minions bring it up? No. They are too concerned Newt may actually be the nominee and therefore the next President.
St Simons - we're on Island time
November 28th, 2011
8:47 am
how long?
as long as the cons keep up this toddler temper tantrum.
there’s really no telling how low They will go,
we’re in pretty much uncharted waters here.
southpaw
November 28th, 2011
8:48 am
carlosgov @8:32
So maybe Herman Cain should get the nomination instead?
USinUK
November 28th, 2011
8:48 am
“Kinda fits for Obama too doesn’t it?”
Obama shut down gummint because he had to sit in the back of a plane??
Obama has had 3 marriages and at least 2 cases of infidelity?
you made a funny, RB …
USinUK
November 28th, 2011
8:49 am
Johnny – “UsinUK thinks Newt would divide the country while ignoring that Obama has been the most divisive POTUS in modern history.”
hey – the challenge is open to you, too -
show me ANYthing Obama has said that is as divisive as Gingrich’s cultural / secularist elites that are out to destroy the country …
Joe The Plumber too.
November 28th, 2011
8:50 am
granny, I would even vote for hillary over barry. saywhat, it’s a bit early on monday to be that loaded, sober up. midori, I don’t talk to elvis but I do talk to alot of other black contractors & business owners and the black vote that was so surefire last election isn’t so surefire this time.
Paul
November 28th, 2011
8:51 am
“When will the Newt Gingrich political resurrection self-destruct?”
Resurrection, then self-destruction. Fundamentalists are still scratching their heads over that one.
bob
November 28th, 2011
8:51 am
I can’t believe the left is rooting for Newt to Fail, politics ahead of country I guess.
finn mccool
November 28th, 2011
8:52 am
President hillary clinton?
You mean president elizabeth warren
JohnnyReb
November 28th, 2011
8:52 am
USinUK – are you kidding? OWS support, class warfare, spread the wealth, etc., etc. Of course, all of those fit your idiology, so you think they are not divisive.
USinUK
November 28th, 2011
8:53 am
“I can’t believe the left is rooting for Newt to Fail, politics ahead of country I guess”
and he’s been elected to what office??? president (and sole member) of the Newt Gingrich Fan Club is the only office he holds …
USinUK
November 28th, 2011
8:54 am
Johnny – nope – I’m not kidding.
supporting something that YOU don’t agree with is NOT the same as saying that certain people are less than American or are out to destroy America.
you need to move to the United States of JohnnyRebLand if you believe otherwise.
Newtpewt
November 28th, 2011
8:55 am
Newt’s rise in the polls is like the steam rising off of a freshly deposited cow pie on a frost-covered meadow.
philosopher
November 28th, 2011
8:58 am
We don’t need to vote for Newt to fail. Newt HAS failed. He failed 2 wives, himself, and anyone with an ounce of self-respect. I throw this question back at you..Why in the WORLD would you want him in a position of power?
JohnnyReb
November 28th, 2011
8:59 am
USinUK – I live in Georgia; that is JohnnyReb land. I am sure Obama believes deeply his vision for America is patriotic, etc. However, the majority disagree. That was evident in last November’s mid-terms and will show again next November.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
November 28th, 2011
9:00 am
I do talk to alot of other black contractors & business owners and the black vote that was so surefire last election isn’t so surefire this time
Yes, I am sure that is a scientific poll with a margin of error of +/- 100%.
Paul
November 28th, 2011
9:00 am
“OWS support” – “People who were given billions by American taxpayers, then paid themselves millions, should not be held accountable for contributing to causing taxpayers to lose their jobs, homes and life savings.”
“Class Warfare” – what farRight pundits call having millionaires pay closer to the rates average Americans pay (and many of those pundits have multi-million dollar contracts, or hasn’t anyone noticed?)
“Spread the Wealth” – because farRight pundits aren’t quite bright enough (or, they think their listeners aren’t) to distinguish between that and ’spread the opportunity but don’t guarantee the outcome”
Granny Godzilla
November 28th, 2011
9:02 am
Johnny Reb
Mr. Priebus needs you!
Mary Elizabeth
November 28th, 2011
9:02 am
“Current WH occupant practices politics of division.”
——————————————-
Wrong. Obama does not practice “politics of division.” But you are correct that there is much division in the country over his being President. The problem lies not with Obama. The problem lies within the psychology of those who are so vehemently against him. That is for them to come to terms with, not him. Obama’s basic nature is not that of a divider.
RB from Gwinnett
November 28th, 2011
9:03 am
You libs sure do have a short memory of Obama’s past. Including these past 2.5 years where his approval ratings based on his actual job performance would suggest he might not be doing a stellar job.
Have another tall glass of Jays koolaid!
JamVet
November 28th, 2011
9:05 am
Obama has been the most divisive POTUS in modern history.
An interesting opinion, but with no facts, figures, evidence or data to support it.
Reb, when he leaves office in disgrace, with an all-time record low, 19% approval rating, let me know.
OR…
When he leaves office in disgrace, waving from the entrance of Marine One, I’d also like to know…
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-march-4-2002/moment-of-zen—goodbye-dick
JohnnyReb
November 28th, 2011
9:06 am
I believe it was Margret Thatcher who stated that the problem with Socialism is, you eventually run out of other peoples money.
If the Left gets their way, what is their plan for revenue when the rich have been driven out of existence?
I’ll answer that – they don’t have one. They think Keynesian economics is perpetual motion.
USinUK
November 28th, 2011
9:07 am
Johnny – “However, the majority disagree. That was evident in last November’s mid-terms and will show again next November.”
if you honestly think THAT is a leading indicator of the next Presidential election, I think you might want to revisit the 1994 mid-terms and subsequent presidential election …
Paul
November 28th, 2011
9:07 am
“Politics of Division” = “He confuses us with all that math talk and WE DON”T LIKE IT!!!”
USinUK
November 28th, 2011
9:08 am
“I believe it was Margret Thatcher who stated that the problem with Socialism is, you eventually run out of other peoples money.”
and the problem with Tory-ism is that, eventually, you run out of assets to sell.
you want to play that game, dear, I’ll knock ‘em down all day long.
Joe The Plumber too.
November 28th, 2011
9:09 am
keep, sorry sport, not gonna play your game. Just as you do, I’m sure, I speak to people in the business circles that I operate in and never claimed it to be a survey but I have heard alot of negative talk about barry. Don’t much care what you think about tha,t but if you are dumb enough to believe he doesn’t need as much support this go round as last from black voters then I guess they haven’t brought you your morning meds yet.
Paul
November 28th, 2011
9:09 am
JohnnyReb
“If the Left gets their way”
Perhaps you could tell us, with references?, just what it is the Left wants to “get their way”?
Fedup
November 28th, 2011
9:09 am
Newt getting so much attention. I’ll bet there are quite a room full of women in there too. Callista please get your Tiffany catalog out. You will be loaded with jewels Newt will buy to keep your silence.
Granny Godzilla
November 28th, 2011
9:10 am
JohnnyReb
You fascist!
USinUK
November 28th, 2011
9:10 am
Paul – 9:09 – gay marriage for EVERYONE!!!
USinUK
November 28th, 2011
9:11 am
“Don’t much care what you think about tha,t but if you are dumb enough to believe he doesn’t need as much support this go round as last from black voters then I guess they haven’t brought you your morning meds yet.”
and if you think that they’re going to vote for Newt, instead, I want whatever meds YOU’RE on …
Normal
November 28th, 2011
9:12 am
Good morning all y’all…
Got in this morning and my computer was missing. They switched servers over the weekend and my computer was switched into an inert object. All is good now.
Had a wonderful time in Destin, FL. It was grand.
Since this is another Newt Nugget, I’m gone. Just the very mention of the man turns my stomach. See y’all next post.
Brosephus
November 28th, 2011
9:13 am
I see the daily partisan pissing contest has gotten off to a rousing start….
Keep Up the Good Fight!
November 28th, 2011
9:13 am
Joe T. Plumber…. morning meds? Feeling kinda froggy aren’t you. Again, despite your attempts to extrapolate your “efforts” into some grandiose statement, your limited exposure is not scientific nor representative of this entire country. Believe what you want, we’ll find out in less than a year.
Donovan
November 28th, 2011
9:14 am
You can bet your boots that the Democrat Party is scared to death of Newt. He’s no Mitt Romney, Mr. Bookman. This man is clearly the most qualified man to lead this country back to greatness.
Even though there are some liberals who think that Newt is a back door plant by the Democrats, such kookiness is the trade mark of this bunch presently scrambling to keep their idiot president in office.
When you realistically look at Newt and his experience, his debate talents, his correct appraisement of what’s wrong and how to fix things, his courage to confront liberalism, his unabashed fervor to dress down media hacks, and his knowledge of significant historical events and consequences makes him a unique candidate for these times. This type of individual only comes around once in a life time.
Only those who think otherwise are the ones who voted for this community organizer clown and who support the progressive thinking mirrored by all those Occupy hippies we see that seemingly represent the 99%.
JohnnyReb
November 28th, 2011
9:15 am
USinUK – all but the hard left agree the recent mid-terms were a clear rejection of Obama and hsi politices. I dont’ expect you to agree as the Left has ignored the message.
Joe The Plumber too.
November 28th, 2011
9:16 am
nope US, Newts name hasn’t came up,quite a few, myself included, like Herman and a few would like to see Hillary run. Some have said they don’t see anyone right or left that would make them waste time even going to the polls. Bottom line is nothing will really matter until about March or April when things get cranking.
Brosephus
November 28th, 2011
9:17 am
Donovan
I’d like to applaud your post. On a thread discussing Gingrich, you actually went into the direction of pointing out positive things about Newt instead of taking the usual scorched earth policy of just denigrating Obama. It actually speaks to something good when you debate on the actual issue instead of trying to divert/deflect. The divert/deflect tactic is generally an admission that you have nothing good to say about the person you’re trying to defend.
Granny Godzilla
November 28th, 2011
9:18 am
Donavan
Scared? Nope
Amused? Large time.
USinUK
November 28th, 2011
9:18 am
“all but the hard left agree the recent mid-terms were a clear rejection of Obama and hsi politices”
and, again … there are things that I’M not happy about, either … that doesn’t mean that I’m running into the arms of the GOP …
particularly Newt.
JamVet
November 28th, 2011
9:19 am
Newt’s worst nightmare is not Democrats, independents, moderates or the conservative mainstream media.
It is an ethics investigation.
The only thing his candidacy does is to show the absurd extremes the GOP has to go to, to even find candidates anymore…
Doggone/GA
November 28th, 2011
9:19 am
Bro – you did better than I did. I didn’t get past “You can bet your boots that the Democrat Party is scared to death of Newt”
When I get done laughing I’ll try to remember that I’m supposed to be scared of him, but don’t anyone hold their breath waiting for THAT.
USinUK
November 28th, 2011
9:22 am
oh, and Johnny … as for the mid-term elections … the GOP honeymoon is LONG over
The Republican Party should not expect the November 2012 election to be a cakewalk, if the latest poll data is any indicator: President Obama’s approval rating is hovering at/near 40 percent, but only 19 percent of the American people approve of the way Congressional Republicans are handing their job, according to the latest New York Times/CBS Poll.
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/215137/20110916/congress-republicans-democrats-obama-poll-cbs-news-new-york-times-voters-2012-election.htm
Recon 0311 2533
November 28th, 2011
9:23 am
Romney has been challenged but has remained steady. Gingrich is a good debater and his strategy of not attacking his fellow Republican candidates have helped him to appear both knowledgeable and presidential. I don’t think Gingrich has the lasting power to win the nomination. I still go with Romney who is also knowledgeable as well as a decent debater. He has also avoided making serious mistakes. Gingrich can and has shot himself in the foot on more than a few occasions.
Brosephus
November 28th, 2011
9:24 am
Doggone
Well, you know that’s the liberal centrist in me.
I try to give everybody the benefit of the doubt, but unlike just about every other conservative here, Donovan didn’t automatically treat Obama like a baby seal waiting on a Louisville slugger.
Joe The Plumber too.
November 28th, 2011
9:24 am
@ keep, not feeling froggy at all, I don’t jump to or from anyone. Never claimed my findings to be scientific but I find your backdoor bigotry of black business owners and contractors to be in line with your usual postings. By stating “your limited exposure” you really show your true colors or lack thereof. It may come as a shock to you sport but we even have trade groups and business associations we belong to and even state and national conventions. Amazing what happens when one excapes the plantation.
Granny Godzilla
November 28th, 2011
9:24 am
JohnnyReb
“all but the hard left agree the recent mid-terms were a clear rejection of Obama”
not intended to be a factual statment
many on the right have figured it out how badly the GOP misread the 2010 midterms….that’s why no real GOP candidates, none of the viable big names are running ….
Stevie Ray
November 28th, 2011
9:24 am
While Obama may have no personal, morality questioning skeletons that are likely to be unearthed, Newt will have a field day with the cronyism practiced by BO adminstration which is valid. So the debate may go as follows: BO sez Gingrich is an amoral sexual deviant. Newt will point to the fact that of the 20 billion forked over for Green Technology, 16 billion went to campaign supporters of BO including some quite prominent souls. Gingrich will also put BO’s performance in historical context which may create deflection by BO. BO will say Gingrich is an amoral sexual deviant who spends too much at Tiffany’s…and so it goes….
Gingrich represents the lesser of the two evils…it’s just too bad the system, regardless of who runs the executive branch, is flawed and will continue to produce flawed results of benefit only to the electorate..
TaxPayer
November 28th, 2011
9:24 am
Dang Donovon, the Newt’s already married but your praise probably ensured you a spot on his short list.
stands for decibels
November 28th, 2011
9:25 am
Maybe by the time the primaries begin, huntsman will be the one sitting in this game of musical chairs…
Hmm. Would Huntsman run a fairly clean (by GOP standards) campaign against Obama? Nice to think he would, anyway.
Mona Lawrence
November 28th, 2011
9:26 am
I know I would be EMBARRASED to call myself a repub under normal circumstances much less this bunch of loosers. A serial adulter, a serial gropper, according to info from politifact several serial lyers and two that is most of the above and totally unaware of what is going on in our world. It is amazing they are so idea bankrupt that they end up with these guys.
Jm
November 28th, 2011
9:26 am
Usinuk
Class warfare
Union versus jobs and taxpayers
Yawn
Stevie Ray
November 28th, 2011
9:26 am
JAMVET,
You will find that Gingrich will provide factual information to at least bring the ethics issue to a draw….cronyism falls into that category…
USinUK
November 28th, 2011
9:29 am
Jm – 9:26 – so sorry to see you’re too tired to give us an acutal QUOTE … not just your tired old (inaccurate) cliches
Stevie Ray
November 28th, 2011
9:29 am
MONA,
Do you really believe either side has a monopoly on issues, beyond personal which clearly don’t affect performance (ie Clinton), that suggest either is less of an ethics violator than the other?
Granny Godzilla
November 28th, 2011
9:30 am
Stevie Ray
No evidence whatsoever of cronyism…you’ll have to do better than that.
TaxPayer
November 28th, 2011
9:30 am
Republicans are such a fickle lot. It seems like only yesterday they were dumping the amoral Herman Cain for his little indiscretions. Could it be that Fox “news” is back to pushing the Newt today. I suspect the correlation is strong between Republican blogger support for their candidate du jour and the praise being dumped upon said candidate by the Brotherhood of the Fox.
very xmas
November 28th, 2011
9:31 am
I pray everyday that Newt gets the nomination. the material writes itself.
Stevie Ray
November 28th, 2011
9:32 am
GRANNY,
Are you ready?
Recon 0311 2533
November 28th, 2011
9:32 am
I’m not a Gingrich fan but it is amusing how the left goes after Gingrich’s morality deficit , while giving Clinton a pass.
Granny Godzilla
November 28th, 2011
9:34 am
Stevie Ray
I’m a good scout.
I live “Be Prepared”
Don’t you?
Keep Up the Good Fight!
November 28th, 2011
9:35 am
Backdoor bigotry?
And yes, I know about the GA Black Contractors Association and a few others. I have a great deal of respect for that group and others. Just because I disagree with your little claim does not proves nothing about bigotry. How absurd your whine but I do find your “escape the plantation” meme to be very telling about you.
USinUK
November 28th, 2011
9:35 am
Recon – who says we gave him a pass??? I thought his cheating was #1 on the wanker hit parade (which is what I think about ANYone who cheats)
Granny Godzilla
November 28th, 2011
9:35 am
Recon
Please site anybody who gave Clinton a pass?
Anybody.
JohnnyReb
November 28th, 2011
9:35 am
Granny – I disagree on why certain Repubs aren’t running for the nomination. It’s not that they think Obama will be reelected. No, its because of what you are seeing in the current process. There is a struggle within the party between the old guard elite and the Tea Party supporters. The elite want Romney. Many if not all of the ones you would identify as staying out of the race are similar to Romney and would have met the same resistance.
It’s been fun, but I have to get some work done. Regards,including to those with whom I disagree.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
November 28th, 2011
9:36 am
oy vey….me grammar sucks this morning. That’s what I get for typing while distracted.
Recon 0311 2533
November 28th, 2011
9:38 am
USinUK, Good for you, however, I think you would have to admit that Clinton does get a pass from most of your fellow liberals.
TaxPayer
November 28th, 2011
9:38 am
Is it amusing how the right goes after Clinton’s morality deficit while giving Gingrich a pass. Nah. The right claims to be the party of the moral high ground so when they fail to live up to their “family values”, it’s not amusing, it’s hypocritical, amongst other things.
Doggone/GA
November 28th, 2011
9:41 am
“but it is amusing how the left goes after Gingrich’s morality deficit , while giving Clinton a pass”
Clinton isn’t running for President. He’s no longer eligible to do so.
Recon 0311 2533
November 28th, 2011
9:41 am
Granny, do you mean on this blog? I would certainly hope you do, because Democrats by and large have given him a pass. I think you know that.
Granny Godzilla
November 28th, 2011
9:43 am
Recon
Name one.
Anybody.
C’mon.