Posts Tagged ‘newt’

I Don’t Care that Romney won Nevada. Whoopee.

Having said that, you have to admit that Newt does his dead level best when he focuses on the positive side of Newt and anything Obama.

Newt, we get it. Romney is an opportunist who will say what he needs to say and do what he needs to do to try and get himself elected.

Romney is the Chameleon Candidate. Liberals like that. A LOT.

We also get the fact that the mushy moderates among us are once again giving us, the true blue conservatives of the nation, another mushy moderate presidential candidate. Same as happened with Dole. Same as happened with McCain.

We also get the fact that all the mushy moderate superstars and even a few of “our guys” are rallying to Romney.

McCain likes Romney. Trump likes Romney. Huckleberry likes Romney. Absolutely no surprises.

Well, Trump was a bit of a surprise, given his past statements, but you know those two have something cooked up, else that endorsement never would have happened. Conservatives don’t care about Trump anyway. Way too fat cat 757 high flying sneaky.

Disclaimer: As good conservatives we praise and give all the credit to Trump when he makes lots of money and wish him all the best on his TV show on NBC and gigs with Hannity and Greta, and know he’s just like us, except he doesn’t know how to eat pizza.

Seems like all the big boys marching behind Romney are either moderates, liberals, or deal makers. Collectively, they are called the “establishment.”

Folks who genuinely like Romney must be respected. On the other hand, folks who are just going along to get along, or doing what their Republican masters tell them deserve NO respect. These are the people who lost the last election for us. Thank you very much.

But Newt….

You are playing into Romney’s hands with the lame personal attacks. You aren’t changing any mind numbed robot Republicans minds, and you aren’t firing up your base of conservatives.

You must whittle Romney in a more artful fashion.

Yes Newt, Romney is living in your head rent free and everybody but you sees it. Every time you go after the man, you empower him. YOU KNOW THAT….

So, Luke Gingrich, don’t give into the dark side. Let your strength flow by minimizing the silly predations of Romney and maximize your powers by busting Obama and giving out reasons to vote FOR YOU.

Do that, and let folks figure out why NOT to vote for Romney on their own.

I know it’s a fine line and I know that folks are not always as smart as they ought to be, but you know that the best told tale is a tale that tells itself, and not one spelled out sentence for sentence.

When you must defend yourself, tell half of it and let us figure the rest out on our own. That’s the way the lesson sticks the best and most deeply.

You have this greatness in you Newt.

Be the story teller…not the narrator. You know that.

        Faithful Reader: If you happen to agree with my assessment, why not do what you can to make sure Newt sees it. You have your resources. Put this in front of him and sign off on it yourself.

Newt gets pounded…again. Good Tea Party Republicans DO NOT approve!

(We ALSO DO NOT APPROVE of Newt spots pounding Romney. How dumb do these guys think we are?)

I don’t care who you’re voting for, this new level of Florida swamp mud throwing really sucks.

This time around we will elect our candidate to whip Obama’s doomsday scenario on the basis of truth…not lies and smarmy political commercials. Who do they get to voiceover those things anyway? Do you know anyone who talks like that? If you did, how far would you trust them.

If Newt digs his own hole, then so be it. However, the LAST thing we should stand for is someone else doing it for him.

In a contest where the best man can rise to the top on the fair and square, this romp in the swamp has really gotten out of hand fast.

I don’t know about you, but I’ll not sit idle while the good ol boy GOP establishment chooses my candidate for me. Not again. Not ever again. Triple down on that when they use Obama tactics.

For his part, Romney may well win the battles with this approach, but if he continues he’ll lose the war. Winning at all cost doesn’t cut it with the Tea Party. Tactically, it’s something Nancy Pelosi would do.

At the end of all things, if Romney proves to be vile to the point of not being worthy, and Newt proves to be not the guy we want him to be…well….there is another.

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Are You A Real Conservative Yet?

This election season has brought in a boatload of new folks. Maybe you are one of them. Chances are that you are new to conservatism. All things considered in your life, you reason, and from everything you hear and read, you ARE a conservative. At least more conservative than not. And this is just fine.

I suspect most folks are born liberal and have to learn conservatism. You might be only 80% conservative now, but the rest will come in time, if that’s your fate. Stuff like that.

Once upon a time there was a guy named Nemo or Nero, Neto..something like that and he was so confused that he went to see a computer generated program lady to find out what he was. All he learned on that visit was that she couldn’t bake cookies worth a dang and that sometimes a spoon is not a spoon. The boy was mighty confused. The good news was that he eventually figured out that not only was he a conservative, but the most powerful and best conservative ever grown in a test tube. Therefore there is time and hope for you as well.

You might be surprised to learn that real conservatives are not iconoclastic. That’s a big word that means we don’t all think alike.

I happen to be a social conservative and a fiscal socialist. What this means is that I believe in God, country, motherhood, etc;, but I also believe that rich folks have too much money and I want some of it. I remain a conservative by the letter of the law because I’m not only willing to work to get their money, but also, I wouldn’t want it any other way.

But one thing I have learned…and learned the hard way. There are two classes of conservatives…

• Rich conservatives

• Poor conservatives

AND these two sets of conservatives are NOT the same. What I have learned is that as for rich folks, MONEY TAKES CARE OF MONEY. Most often, rich conservatives and rich liberals have a lot more in common with each other than with poor conservatives.

In the big cities, where chaos reigns, you might not notice the differences. But in small town America, it’s pretty glaring. In small town America, the poor folks know who the rich folks are.

Try me out. You live in a small town and you know the rich folks. You might be one to say, “Hey, old rich farmer Fred acts just like one of us!”

Right away you just made a class distinction. “Hey, farmer Fred puts his coveralls on one suspender at a time just like me. And he’s always good for a wave or a hello down at the corner soda shop. He milks his own cows and gets in his own hay. He’s a regular guy!”

However, farmer Fred is not a regular poor guy. He’s not because if the by gone doggedest hottest summer to ever come along drys up all of his hay crop, and all his cow’s udders fall off, farmer Fred still has plenty of money in the bank. He’ll get by…..and he KNOWS it. But since he’s a conservative too, he doesn’t get cocky about it.

Now, a real conservative wouldn’t have farmer Fred envy. A real conservative would be glad that his friend and neighbor, rich old farmer Fred was able to weather the summer. And real conservative farmer Fred doesn’t flaunt his wealth. He might go on a cruise in Alaska at the end of the long dry summer, but he doesn’t brag on it. Rich and poor conservatives get along.

Unfortunately, farmer Fred might be on the cruise with the most liberal rich family in the county. Money runs with money and money takes care of money…most times.

Which brings us to Newt Gingrich. (A few columns back, I invited him to comment, and I still haven’t heard from him, btw…)

Newt Gingrich is a rich conservative. This is undeniable. What’s also undeniable is that for years I have watched as he hobnobbed with all the richest conservative folks, societies, clubs, groups, combines, PACS, you name it. You never saw him partying with any poor conservatives.

So, it strikes me as a bit odd that nowadays, you are far more likely to see him in an Iowa coffee shop slurping bad coffee and eating a pastry rather than in the halls of the rich and famous conservatives slurping wine and eating cheese. Even better, the poor conservatives have formed the base of his support, and most of his fat cat rich friends have turned their backs on him.

For YEARS Newt has carefully cultivated rich conservatives…and now, even as he stands at the foot of the throne, they deny him thrice before the chicken calls at daylight. But the poor conservatives flock to him.

Newt, have you learned YOUR lesson? RICH Republicans are often just another name for ELITE Republicans….and those folks are often on a different track than POOR Republicans.

Newt, since your base of support these days is most often made up of POOR Republicans, will you espouse their interests before and after your ascension, or will you turn back to your old fat cat (Elite Country Club) Republican pals who no doubt will once again allow you to be their friend?

There is a lesson here for us all. Money takes care of money until they turn on you.

This is a really strange election season. Mui el loco, as they say a little further south.