However I disgaree that conservatives would not vote for him. EVERY conservative I know would support Newt over Huckabee, Palin, Jindal, and the others cureently being talked about. Only Romney seems to have a strong aas support.
By East Coast Conservative

Against those choices, yes you are right, most conservatives probably would vote for Newt. But then as you have said before, we would probably lose the moderates. And the conservatives that hold his affair against him. And his support on the climate debate is shameful. Which is a real disappointment but I hope he can at least help with the design of another contract with America type recovery program. That is where his real strength lies, and where he can do the most good.

No, I hope we find someone else to put forth.

"He would maybe make a good president but his past would keep a large percentage of conservatives from voting for him, so that would probably result in another term for Obama."

You may be right about the best candidate still being unknown.

However I disgaree that conservatives would not vote for him. EVERY conservative I know would support Newt over Huckabee, Palin, Jindal, and the others cureently being talked about. Only Romney seems to have a strong aas support.

This chickenhawk thanks you for your service, but that does not change the fact that John Kerry is a fool and his plans for Afganistan is a formula for another Vietnam.

East Coast Conservative, let me correct your statement about Newt.

whose conservative credentials WERE solid

I used to have huge respect for Newt, that was, until he started doing commercials with democrates pushing the global warming scam and started parrotting other RINO's that the era of Regan is dead.

We tried running as democrat-lite, it was called John McCain, and, as predicted IT FAILED. It will always fail because true conservatives will not compromise their principles just to win an election and democrates will always pick the real democrat over democrat-lite.

If the Republicans had used their 6 years in power under Bush actually being conservatives, ie, shrinking the size and power of the federal government, PERMANANTELY lowering taxes, reigning in government spending, placing conservatives judges in vacant positions (over 100 appointments never filled), welfare reform, tort reform, etc, then they would still be in power today.

Instead, rather than trying to please their constituents, they listened to the New York Times and tried to play friendly with the Democrates, and we see where it go them.

He would maybe make a good president but his past would keep a large percentage of conservatives from voting for him, so that would probably result in another term for Obama.

Rush who?

I think the best candidate is as yet unknown and won't appear until after the 2010 elections. Believe it was O'Reilly that said it was considered bad form LOL!

The Vietnam war was lost from being too timid to win. Kerry's formula of adding a few more troops to Afganistan will only allow the Taliban to ratchet up their efforts to match and kill more Americans. The man is a fool. Either send in a massive force and wipe the Taliban from the face of the earth or get out now. No more Vietnams, no more pointless deaths of brave American soldiers.
God I hate wimps like John effing Kerry.

If, as Mr. Rahn asserts, Congress is a job that pays so poorly, why is it that people spend millions of dollars to get one of those jobs?

The Congress of the United States represents the best politicians money can buy.

... and once you have a college degree, you do?

My dream for representatives and senators: Go ahead, run for election and win. On arriving in the country's capital, you will be assigned a bunk in the barracks provided for your status in the Congress. You'll take your meals in the Congressional Mess Hall and you will be entitled to 30-days leave per year, which you'll probably want to use for campaigning. Since everybody in America is putting on weight, use of Congressional limos will cease. You may ride a bicycle that the taxpayers will provide for you, or you may buy your own. Of course, walking will always be an option.

More to follow.

Okay, Boys and Girls, can we say “Slippery Slope”?

Remember, the Statists think the OWN the country so there isn't any aspect of your life they don't think they have a right to control.

Their pay needs to be tied to performance. How about GDP with pay cuts for deficit spending?

Don't think so.

"Now here's a presidency you never want to be compared to: Jimmy Carter."

I have no hesitations comparing Barack Obama to Jimmy Carter.

That also means we can nope for a repeat of 1980 in 2012 with a Republican landslide like Reagan's defeat of Carter.

That is why I have been so adamant about the fact that our party (Republican) needs to grow up, ditch Rush and company, and get some good candiates out there and get our message out starting now.

Unfortunatly, after seeing what's happening to Newt (whose conservative credentials are solid and who was making our case long before any ever heard of Sarah Palin), I am still fearful that the extremists have too much control and we'll end up with a ticket with Palin, Bachman, or some other wacko.