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Posted by JOE GANDELMAN, Editor-In-Chief in Politics. Feb 12th, 2007 | 5 responses
And his style will not be conciliatory or to try and forge consensus. Can you guess who it is and what the strategy is? He has had success before. Details HERE.
So much for the former threads that wondered if Newt, a walking Conservative think tank, could be a uniter and source of creative ideas for the two parties. Interesting to see how quickly he abandoned his “conciliatory approach” to reveal his true self: a hardliner whose political instincts are always to go for the jugular. This is the real Newt, ruthless and power hungry, we Democrats know and love!
I was one who expressed respect for Newt’s policy ideas. But his lesser angels are in control and he is using his talents as a divider not a uniter.
I would have preferred him to lead the effort to reach out to moderate Democrats to craft and promote trans-ideological solutions.
Yes, Paul, I remember that. Maybe its more understandable why the leftys here were suspicious that a softer, kinder Gingrich would “Newter” the Democratic party and return to his former self as a cut-throat partisan. I’m actually relieved that he has, a leopard can’t change his spots for too long.
Good: who cares about good government? It is all about partisan politics!
Newt!
The most devisive political figure of his generation!
Why would anyone think he’d change his stripes?
So much for the former threads that wondered if Newt, a walking Conservative think tank, could be a uniter and source of creative ideas for the two parties. Interesting to see how quickly he abandoned his “conciliatory approach” to reveal his true self: a hardliner whose political instincts are always to go for the jugular. This is the real Newt, ruthless and power hungry, we Democrats know and love!
I was one who expressed respect for Newt’s policy ideas. But his lesser angels are in control and he is using his talents as a divider not a uniter.
I would have preferred him to lead the effort to reach out to moderate Democrats to craft and promote trans-ideological solutions.
Yes, Paul, I remember that. Maybe its more understandable why the leftys here were suspicious that a softer, kinder Gingrich would “Newter” the Democratic party and return to his former self as a cut-throat partisan. I’m actually relieved that he has, a leopard can’t change his spots for too long.