I didn't ask those questions becuase they were off topic of the thread.
I tried to narrow it to the budget and economy but fine we can broaden it too.
newt is your top guy, so i have to assume he's a better
conservative than the rest overall.
I love to hear newt talk most of time. he talks a pretty good conservative game but what he does and says in less public venues is not my idea of conservatism or freedom.
I remember Newt back in the contract with America days I was very happy with the TALK.
and giving credit where credit is due they did Balance the budget, i have to take my hat off to Newt, the congress and even Clinton for signing .
But after that what did newt
show me of the contract, they were going among other things to:
-impose term limits for service in Washington, -
never happened-
-an end to pork-barrel legislation, dismantling the "good old boy " system of governing -
never happened-
-and sacking the practice of tacking "non-germane " legislative actions onto spending bills at the last minute. -
Choke HA never happened-
business as usual on those fronts just the republicans doing it instead of the deems.
And Here's a list of the "conservative Newt G.
http://www.westernjournalism.com/is-...ve-you-decide/
- Continually supported increased federal spending.
- voted in one of the most-pork laden, expensive transportation bill in history
- Big supporter of Foreign Aid — even to Soviets through the Export-Import Bank.
- In one year (1994-1995) Gingrich voted for nearly $45 billion in foreign aid.
- He helped push through Federally-funded loan guarantees to Communist China.
- Voted to give billions of dollars to United Nations “peacekeeping” operations;
- Bailed out savings and loan institutions in 1991. $40B Bank bailout
-03/–/1993 – He was “passionately in favor” of sending $1.6 Billion in foreign aid to Russia.
-04/25/1996 – Voted for the single largest increase on Federal education spending ($3.5 Billion)
-02/13/2011 – He criticized Obama for sending less U.S. taxdollars to Egypt.
this is the guy we can trust to reduce spending and reduce the size of gov't.
I don't think so.
How about American jobs?
-Voted for NAFTA,
-03/15/2011 – Says that NAFTA worked because it created jobs in Mexico.
i here ross perot "Giant sucking sound of awl the merician jobs gowin to Mexico Larry..."
How about lil things like freedom other conservative stuff?
-09/25/1996 – Introduced H.R. 4170, demanded life-sentence or execution for someone bringing 2 ounces of marijuana across the border.
-04/10/1995 – He supported Federal taxdollars being spent on abortions.
-02/15/2007 – He supported Bush’s proposal for mandatory carbon caps.
-04/17/2008 – Made a commercial with Nancy Pelosi on Climate Change.
-02/15/2011 – His book said that he believes man-made climate-change and advocated creating “a new endowment for conservation and the environment.”
-12/08/2008 – He was paid $300,000 by Freddie Mac to halt Congress from bringing necessary reform.
-11/15/2010 – He defended Romneycare; blamed liberals
- Supported spending $30B for the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 that shackled gun owners with new restrictions, federalized a number of crimes, and handed the feds police powers that the Constitution reserves to the states.
-04/04/2007 – He says that there should be a clear distinction about what weapons should be reserved for only for the military.
- Chicken Hawk He was a draft-dodger during the Vietnam War, yet pushed aggressive foreign interventionism his entire political career.
- Urged the House to repeal the War Powers Act and give the Presidency more power.
- Urged Clinton to expand military presence in Bosnia.
-11/27/1994 – He supported the GATT Treaty giving sovereignty to the U.N.
-11/29/2006 – He said that free speech should be curtailed in order to fight terrorism. Wants to stop terrorists from using the internet. Called for a “serious debate about the 1st Amendment.”
-10/22/1991 – He voted for an amendment that would create a National Police Corps.
That's doesn't spell conservative or smaller gov't to me very much at all but if you think more war with 3rd world countries is what REAL conservationism/Republicanism is your so your welcome to your opinion, Newt is all for war with Iran, Korea and terrorist and scientist and who knows who else.