Thursday, June 10, 2010
Newt Want's Gov't Shutdown...Those Who Forget The Past Are Condemned To Repeat It !!
Read full article at ThinkProgress.org by Faiz Shakir April 9 2010
http://thinkprogress.org/?p=90910
Since more Republicans are conceding the full repeal of health reform is unlikely to occur on President Obama’s watch, Gingrich offered a two-tiered approach that is becoming increasingly popular among conservatives:
Here’s my promise: … When we win control of the House and Senate this fall, Stage One of the end of Obamaism will be a new Republican Congress in January that simply refuses to fund any of the radical efforts. […]
Once upon a time, I used to be Speaker of the House and I actually understand the legislative process. And the truth is, under our Constitution, the Congress doesn’t have to pass the money. If EPA gets not budget, it can’t enforce cap-and-trade. […]
So Stage One of Obamaism being gone is to simply win this fall and not fund it for two years. Stage Two is…to ensure Obama joins Jimmy Carter in the tradition of one-party presidents (sic). And, that in that context, that we be prepared to commit that a Republican President and a Republican Congress in February and March of 2013 will repeal every radical bill passed by this machine.
Gingrich’s remarks were met with roars of approval from the right-wing crowd at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in April 2010.
Gingrich is recycling from his old playbook. As Salon’s Mike Madden describes the “new” strategy, “In other words, shut down the government.” For approximately three weeks in the winter of 1995, Gingrich orchestrated a shutdown of the entire federal government by refusing to fund its operations, either by passing a budget or a continuing resolution. CNN reported at the time, “The current shutdown began at midnight Friday, when Congress did not extend a temporary spending measure put in place after the last closure.”
Newt’s budget showdown with President Clinton caused the former Speaker significant political damage. His personal disapproval ratings reached a high of 65 percent. Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) criticized Gingrich’s handling of the shutdown, saying he “made the mistake of his life.” It’s a mistake that Gingrich appears willing to make again.
As Dave Weigel notes, “Gingrich proposing the same endgame as” Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN). She told G. Gordon Liddy this week, “I support the House of Representatives defunding Obamacare so that the bill is denied the funds it needs in order to be able to work.”
Jed Lewinson notes that Gingrich acknowledged in 1996 that his shutdown strategy failed. The New York Times reported, “Speaker Newt Gingrich acknowledged in a recent interview, ‘our strategy failed’ because Mr. Clinton and his allies, instead of surrendering and making a budget deal, ‘were tougher than I thought they would be.’”
Read full article at ThinkProgress.org by Faiz Shakir April 9 2010
http://thinkprogress.org/?p=90910
From Teeluck...Quite simply, those who forget the past are condemed to repeat it...we cannot afford to re-elect the "Republican Recession Making Party" (The RRMP)...
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Excellent, Tee. Gingrich gives us a hidden clue to whom he supports in his name: GingRICH.
ReplyDeleteGood post Teeluck but that music sucks......
ReplyDeleteTomCat, you got a point there, lol
ReplyDeleteTim, lol, I have to change it! Soon, I always just pause it and am too busy these days to fix it up...good catch, lol
ReplyDeleteIn my limited experience, people tend to remember incidents in a way that puts them in a good light. Like the time you got beat up. Ten years later you're telling everyone you whipped the bully. Newt is guilty of this now. He's trying to portray his faults and deluded views as wonderful qualities and great contributions to history. He seeks an audience that will affirm his false memories and bullshit. Much like Sarah Palin does.
ReplyDeleteI pretty much gave up trying to talk sense into righties on the web or in real life because they convince themselves that Newt and Reagan are correct to validate their own simpletonesque stupidity. That's when I came up with the "shithead gambit." They're too stupid and closed minded to engage in debate and face facts and logis. But everyone understands "shithead."
the thunderous applause for Gingrichs absurdity just shows the mindset and the desperation of the republican party. God I hope they shrink to a mere 20% of the population and whither and DIE!!
ReplyDeleteTruth, that is what I see now, with them trying to rewrite history and put the Bush years in a heroic and flattering light for the Republicans.
ReplyDeleteSue, I think they are already at 20%, the others are just too simpleminded and follow this 20% like sheep. The 20% are the Rushes and Hannitys and Becks of the American population.
ReplyDeleteMr. Gingrich is trying to stay relevant. And, no, it doesn't seem to be working. In fact, Teeluck, I doubt that he could even be elected to his old Congress seat. Time to head on back to Georgia (and stay there), I'm thinking.
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