Comments on: Gingrich on fixing the GOP

By: superdestroyer

superdestroyer — Wed, 07 May 2008 01:02:10 +0000

Credibility means what do they say versus what do they do The Republicans threw away their crediblity on fiscal restraint for the short term gain of earmarks. The Democrats consistently throw away their credbility on diversity, race relations, and education when the take money from teachers unions and support forced busing while their own children attend very white, very non-diverse private schools.

Newt Gingrich has little crediblity because his actions have not supported his policy proposals.

By: DLS

DLS — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:32:21 +0000

Gingrich, the “revolutionary,” is one of the professional parasites infesting DC indefinitely. Does he want the GOP to be, let's see, like the laughable Harry Reid said on NPR, a party that may profess conservative principles but cooperate fully with the Dems and “have a heart”? (His example of a good Republican that he gave more than once is Olympia Snowe, one of the most notoriously liberal GOP Northeastern RINOS that is a Dem in fake Republican drag! Hahahahahahaha)

By: runasim

runasim — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:44:23 +0000

It's becoming increasingly difficult to maintain a common language, an agreement on what words mean, as politics is debated.

So it is with credibility. Reading commentary, it would seem that 'credible' has come to mean simply "'I like what he says and I wish it to be true.."

The far left found Cindy Sheehan to be credible, simply because she was against the war and her son had died. How does being in mourning make you a crecdble foreign policy expert?
The same question for McCain, Kerry and other veterans:: How does experiencing war in one situation make you a credible expert on how, when and where war should be waged in all situations?

Gingrich has a mixed bag of credentials to credibility. He has a brilliant mind for developing ideas, but he's been less than brilliant on implementation..

At the same time, his thoughts about this being a Christian Nation are an
exercise in cherry picking history and wish-fulfillment, IMO.

I think, Gingrich is credible enough to heed, but only with due caution.

I would say the same thing about Obama. I like his ideas. I think they're exactly what this country needs. I think he's remarkably credible in developing ideas. But I can't claim he would be credible on implementation.
That remains to be seen, if he's given the chance to try it.

By: PaulSilver

PaulSilver — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:15:50 +0000

Newt has credibility with many conservatives and the news media. He is one of the few with the influence to help reposition the GOP to capture more voter interest.

By: superdestroyer

superdestroyer — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:21:04 +0000

Newt Gingrich has no credibility in discussing issues. That he ignored education, housing, and immigration but proposed a temporary gas tax relief demonstrates that he has no credibility.

How about limiting the number of illegal immigrants. Tie healthcare costs, crime, sprawl, and traffic with unlimited immigration.

How about ending government run social engineering programs. Tie the social engineering agenda with sky high college costs, crime, and failing schools.

How about actually eliminating earmarks forever, The Republicans should find every senator or Congressmen that has a taxpayer funded building named after themselves in their home district or state and strip them of leadership and committee assignments. If the big spenders in the Republican Party do not like it, tell them that the Democratic Party has openings for big spending pork barrel-ers. Until the Republicans make fiscal conservatism a must, they will continue to collapse.