Why Gingrich is Bad (and Romney is Awesome): A Politico Megathread Spectacular

[Zarn]

Newt was all talk in the 90s. He screwed us over then. What are you talking about?

[Zarn]

Newt was all talk in the 90s. He screwed us over then. What are you talking about?

Whom is this directed to, if I may ask?  Jmfcst?

Jmfcst.

Apologies to you.

[Zarn]

Yeah, I wonder what Paul thinks about Romney.

Not much...

[Zarn]

Not like Rand's dad is in the race or anything.  In any case, the Pauls are not representative of the rank and file Tea Partiers, who are just conservatives with a new name. The Pauls are like wormyguy and Tweed, perpetually dissatisfied with the status quo, no matter what.

I'm dissatisfied with this post.

[Zarn]

Point to me where he has proposed these as laws or proposed bills... he is a thinker, he puts ideas forward, and thinks forthe future

It's not like Mitt who has implemented some crazy ideas

It's all over the web. I could not believe it when I first heard. It's almost as damaging as Al Gore's "I Invented the Internet." Rumor has it that a video is going to surface that is going to make Gingrich look about as serious as this guy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wugY6HNLOCo

First of all...I would vote for that guy int he video!

Second- Gingrich never sponsored a bill, was just talking about techonology that is possible from what I understand. Compare that to Romneycare- which by the way I do NOT think is THAT bad - in the eyes of most GOP voters

A government program like that would cost a massive amount of money, whether it was an idea or an actual bill. He wasn't pushing the private sector on this one.

[Zarn]

The first 2 are sillymassively expensive, the 3rd one is vile.

[Zarn]

quoting from the NYT only serves to make the jmfcsts point for them

True enough. Gingrich should not receive the nomination because he is a moderate. That said, pretending that David Brooks is in an any way conservative, or that the NYT should take seriously as a source of political journalism is not the way to do it.

Someone said he was conservative?

[Zarn]

It's surprising how many people support this guy.

If I was more pro-military intervention everywhere, my guy would be Santorum not Gingrich. At least go with someone genuine.

[Zarn]

How on Earth has the GOP ever been the Party of Values? I suppose we all value different things in life, but Newtie was their Speaker of the House. He didn't just fall out of the sky several months ago to run for President.

I guess you never heard of abolitionists?