The Wall Street Journal reports on Newt Gingrich, who is in Illinois once again comparing himself favorably to Ronald Reagan. “Other than Ronald Reagan, I know of no Republican in my lifetime who’s been able to talk like this,” Gingrich told a banquet crowd in Palatine, referring to his own policy ideas on energy, brain science and other matters. “That’s why I’m still running, because the gap is so huge.”
The Journal goes on to say, “If Mr. Gingrich has failed to capture the party’s imagination in his bid for its presidential nomination, he says, it isn’t his fault. He offers big ideas, but ‘the news media can’t cover it, and my opponents can’t comprehend it,’’ he says.”
That sounds to me to be a bit of an exaggeration. But just for fun, let’s assume Gingrich is as monumental a political figure, and as hyper-intelligent a person, as he believes. Let’s assume he is the only person in nearly 70 years who is Reagan’s equal in terms of brilliance, mastery of the issues, and in his ability to articulate a conservative vision.
If that’s the case, the obvious next question is what explains the fact that Gingrich has won just two out of 31 nominating contests so far? If he’s as good on policy and vision as he says, the only reasonable explanation is that Gingrich’s deficits must be monumental. Because how on earth could you keep Gingrich’s unparalleled gifts and talents under a bushel? It cannot be easy – but Newt Gingrich has somehow found the way to make himself unappealing to the vast majority of Republican voters.
The man must be a miracle worker.
Or he just has an ego big enough to eclipse the moon.
I grant that Newt Gingrich has major flaws, and that because of them it's unlikely in the extreme that he could either get the Republican nomination or, if he did, beat Obama in November. However, I do think that in some respects he has pointed the way for the eventual GOP nominee. Example: energy policy. Gingrich's criticisms of Obama's loony "green energy" initiative and his proposals for exploiting America's abundant energy resources have a good deal of merit. Does it not make sense to link a sensible energy policy to job creation and economic prosperity? That’s the kind of large-scale thinking that I don’t yet see from the other candidates. It’s also the kind of message that the American people want to hear. Sure, the questionable $2.50-per-gallon guarantee was ill advised, but otherwise Gingrich scored a target hit.
Pete Wehner asks: " how on earth could you keep Gingrich’s unparalleled gifts and talents under a bushel?" . . . right, he's easily a 3 bushel guy with that belly of his. n nIt is painful and beginning to enrage me, watching this Has Been grow in stature (in his own mind), to the point of soon exploding. He needs a full time soldier whispering in his ear: you're only a man, you're only a man… n nIs this what happens to an old man who marries someone 30 years younger? Who are the people continuing to send Newt money for his Viagra stockpile and adult diapers? I do think Newt serves as a perfect example of a Professional Poser to the easily duped among us… wake UP people… listen to Ann Coulter who is also [finally] sounding an alarm about the number of charlatans and profiteers in Right World.
Newt has more intelligence in his left pinky than both you and Ann Coulter have combined in your entire bodies. This comment is right out of a 3rd grade level child from an adult's mind. No substance what so ever. Pathetic!
Charlatans? 9-9-9 baby!!!!
Dan, I did kind of lose it there. But I stand by the essence: Newt is a HAS BEEN and now he's turned into a nasty, spiteful, frightful older American that scares the heck out of me… and Dan, I was Newt's enthusiastic supporter and constituent for 7 years in Georgia. So WHAT if he has more intelligence in his pinky… what has he used it for since 1999 besides running Newt, Inc. and scamming Fox Geezers? He might have great ideas (all of which he was peddling 12-15 years ago) but where is the IMPLEMENTATION? Dan, how about some substance from you… what are the magnetic qualities and ideas that are going to get Newt elected? How much $$ have you invested in his candidacy?
You certainly paint a clearer picture with this reply. However I still find Newt to be the only true visionary for this country. He is the only one so far to have Obama responding to him on energy and there will be many more challenging big ideas to come. All People make mistakes and sometimes fall from grace but it is what you take from those trials in life and learn from them. I look at a persons successes and Newt as speaker had many. He did truly reform Washington. That is why the establishment still fears him so. Say what you want about him but only time will tell If America wants a true and total reformer of Wash. Only Newt ,can be that tough in your face junkyard dog at times I think this great country needs. Have a wonderful evening.
Young lady, you haven't seen from frightful geezer general scariness. Us baby boomers are just getting going–as the years go by expect us to, hmmm, ripen. n nAnd get off my damn lawn!
WOW! ~~ If ya didn't know this is the as#wipe that CO-SPONSORED THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE BILL to turn the Fairness Doctrine into a Federal Law during the REAGAN ADMINISTRATION – which Reagan VETOED…. ~~ nThose who vote for Newt deserve to be exiled to a deserted island with Newt and have Newt for their emperor.
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