Before Republicans put Newt Gingrich at the top of their party, they should consider what happened the last time he led it.
In the mid-1990s, Gingrich was the de facto head of the Republican Party. He helped lead it to victory in the congressional elections of 1994, which brought about real accomplishments such as welfare reform. But once he attained power, both his popularity and that of his party started to plummet. In the aftermath of his leadership, a Republican was able to take the presidency only by pointedly distancing himself from Gingrich.
Conservatives who dislike George W. Bush’s compassionate conservatism have Gingrich to thank for it. After Gingrich lost the budget battles with President Bill Clinton, it took 15 years for any politician to take up the cause of limited-government conservatism that he had discredited.
George W. Bush’s conservative wasn’t very compassionate. It consisted of momentarily feeling bad for homeless people as you looked the other way and riding in your limo. He “compassionately” murdered at least 100,000 Iraqis in a war of conquest and made jokes about it.
I do, however, appreciate Mr. Ponnuru admitting that Bill Clinton successfully discredited limited-government conservatism.
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flavor of the month,
Well, we know Obama is Bush’s fault
OT: Here’s something a presidential candidate could easily win by saying they’d put a stop to this crap:
Unfortunately for us, both political parties are 100% for this crap.
Those grandmother-fuckers.
Rand Paul has spoken out extensively about the mindless “screening” of kids and the elderly.
My (MA) Senators spew the “safety first” crap.
…..then if you survive TSA, cranky attendants can still throw your butt off a plane !
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/06/women-kicked-off-airtran-flight-blame-flight-attendant_n_1131654.html?ref=travel&icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl18%7Csec3_lnk1%7C117989
While the head of the FAA drives drunk.
they probably own stock in the company .
Off topic I read here several times a day and occasionally post and i am missing WMCB or something like that. Is all well with her?
I think they got her on a parole violation.
Or maybe it was another lupus flare-up. I forget.
As long as she didn’t go confluence
I hope she’s just in the usual trouble vs. sick. It’s flu season, so everyone be careful out there.
As long as she didn’t go confluence
not bloody likely
Damn it. She is my favorite gun toting Texas granny.
Quick question do i make this dancing pink avatar thingy look gay?
Kind of hard to attribute such properties to squishy creatures like these. Now that I look at it again, it looks a bit angry.
Well if the pumps fit you don’t return them to payless
Angry pink squishy things scare me.
So many responses
Do you think he’s still talking about Newt?
I like charts. Wonder why homeowners are losing their equity, if not underwater?
http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2011/12/oops-chart-proves-obamas-housing.html
Random, just because: “Oh, you hate your job? Why didn’t you say so? There’s a support group for that. It’s called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar.” — Drew Carey
The first step is a desire to start drinking.
Got to start somewhere. Might as well start early, before the crap really hits the fan.
Alec Baldwin losing it again on twitter….yeah, this stuff’s going to the Library of Congress !
Wouldn’t Alec have to have something to lose before he could lose it? He seems like a big pile of idiot in a suit to me.
Didn’t he just endorse Romney?
Exactly.