Last night, as I listened to Newt Gingrich’s victory speech after winning the South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary, he made several statements the caught my attention—but none more than his nod to Governor Perry’s endorsement and their shared commitment to the 10th Amendment and returning power to the states. As he discussed this point he said [...]
To save the Reagan Revolution and the 10th Amendment, we may need a brokered convention
January 4, 2012 By
In the wake of the Iowa Caucus results yesterday, it would be fair to say that I am disappointed with the direction in which the Republican nomination process is headed. There was essentially a three-way tie between a managerial Republican of the Eisenhower mold from Massachusetts, a pro-life statist Republican of the William Jennings Bryan [...]
Some Perspective about Electability and Consistency
December 14, 2011 By
Well, we now are getting mercifully closer to the beginning of the voting in the Republican caucuses and primaries to choose our next Presidential Nominee. As I pointed out in a recent post about a focus-group we conducted at the last meeting of the Clear Lake Area Republicans, we Republicans share a lot of anxiety [...]
A Perry Supporter’s View of “Romney v. Gingrich”—Part II
December 5, 2011 By
I promise that this third post on this topic since last week will be my last for a while. However, given some of the comments that I have received to my last two posts that focused on Newt Gingrich—here, on Facebook, and in private emails—there are some additional points I want to address, and clarify, [...]
The Gingrich “Discipline” Issue, and the Filter of the Main Stream Media
December 4, 2011 By
As I think any Republican who now is considering supporting Newt Gingrich a serious candidate for the Presidency would acknowledge, the primary concern is whether the Newt they are seeing is a more mature and disciplined leader emerging from a Churchillian exile to save the country, or is he the same Newt that challenged, yet [...]
The big Cain-Gingrich debate, er, lovefest/learning opportunity
November 7, 2011 By
Yeah, I know, I’m a little late in writing about my visit to the extraordinary Herman Cain – Newt Gingrich Lincoln/Douglas debate put on by the Texas Patriots PAC. Most of the media and bloggers that attended have already reported so you probably already know much of what happened. Or didn’t for that matter. But [...]
