An Apology To The Tea Party Nation

I first want to preface this blog with an apology to certain members of the Tea Party Nation that I may have offended regarding my unwavering support of Newt Gingrich, and you know who you are. I had posted a blog under the title "Newt Gingrich: Not Just the Candidate we need, but deserve. A Email to the RNC" I don't apologize for supporting Newt and continue to support him despite whatever perceived shortcomings he may have. However, I was recently challenged with an opportunity to view the John Birch Society video regarding the "Real Newt Gingrich", his voting record in Congress and the political and philosophical positions he took in his early congressional career that appear to be on it's surface, not as conservative as he appears to portray himself today. What I've acknowledged is that ignorance in the face of facts that can be cited as they were in the JBS video, is an exercise in intellectual dishonesty. I would be remiss as a patriotic American if I just arbitrarily dismissed those details. I had conveniently refused to refute some of the facts presented to me for the sake of supporting my candidate because I truly believe, despite his personal difficulties, that he would be the strongest candidate with the best strategy to defeat President Obama based on what he has difinitively presented in his debates. That was wrong. That being said, it is my opinion that where Gingrich may or may not have stood politically 30 years ago, doesn't necessarily equate to where he stands today. Everyone has the ability to change. Perhaps I'm nieve. I'm sure some of you will weigh-in to say I am and that's fine. However, I continue to believe that of all the candidates, no matter how disillusioned some members of the TPN may be with the current lineup of Republican candidates, I believe Newt would be the most formidable of them all in a debate with Obama and would wipe the floor with him. Isn't that the real goal here folks? The removal of Obama? I think if you compare some of the candidates abilities on substance to Newt's, you will realize their handicap in comparison to the backdrop of Newt's depth of knowledge and experience on a national level. Mitt comes off too liberal and far from conservative on issues, particularly on his healthcare stance that appears strikingly similar to Obama's. Perry seems to run out of gas towards the closing hour of the debates and his recent stance on immigration. Cain, although I respect him as the most likeable, regular guy running for office, seems to have some difficulties articulating the specifics of his triple 9 tax plan and where he stands on abortion. In addition, he's now facing a sexual harassment scandal with supposed hush-hush pay-offs to former employees that has yet to be confirmed. Bachman, is a real lady and its a shame she has faded recently in the polls. She is the epitome of dignity and poise and has the persona and grace that I wish all the current candidates had. As for the rest of the candidates, well they're in the single digits and we're getting closer and closer to January. Anyway, I apologize if I acted obnoxiously and indifferent in the content of my replies toward certain members who may not have necessarily agreed with my choice of candidate, and I look forward to reading many more informative posts with an open mind by the good members of the TPN. Keep up the good work!!

Respectfully, CW

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Comment by Charles P. Smith MD on November 1, 2011 at 3:59pm

Good for you Caleb. The John Birch stuff on Newt is old and has low reliability. Now I get it about some of the vitriol about Newt. I also suspect... or sniff some leftist participation here. Oh Well. The only item in all of this that reduces Newt was that thoughtless dity with Newt agreeing with Pelosi about climate change. For Now, I will look for evidence that Newt was so dense about that.

His new Contract for America covers all of the serious issues and some that I have heard no other candidate say anything about.

Newt takes on the Judicial branch about corrupt judges and disloyalty to the Constitution. he includes the Supreme Court in that discussion and notes that the founders thought of the judicial branch aas the weakest of the three. He notes power that an alert Consgress could bring to bear.
Newt gets after the tenth amendment concept about restoring limited government. Gentlemen, that is seminal.

For me, anyone upholding American values in Constitutional terms is going down the path of proper governance. Let the other candidates match that. Any man or woman seeking to restore sanity in our government had better employ the law of Governance rather than the tired and usual seat of the pants judgements about what to do about affairs of this country.

Comment by J S on November 1, 2011 at 7:13am: I'd like to see Herman Cain win. I wouldn't mind Newt or Bachman either.

I'd rather see a rock win than see Romney, Perry, or Obama win. At least the rock wouldn't do any damage if it were placed out of the way so no one tripped over it.

Comment by The Federalist on October 31, 2011 at 9:11pm: Caleb

Dont apoligise for who you believe is the best candidate,thats up to you.

Im going to just get it over with and declare my full support for Rick Perry.And since Im on the subject of Rick Perry and youre on the subject of "forgiveness" ill just say this right now to you and others here:

I was supporting him from the beginning but when Rick Perry said "heartless",was I upset?Sure.Was I upset about the hpv thing?Sure,but what did prevent me from turning my support away from was

He admitted(which many politicians rarely do) he made a mistake about the vaccine

He admitted he used the wrong word at that debate,he apoligized,I forgave him,and so did many many others.

His position on immigration is twisted by the media and the pundits.He has constantly stated ,even before he got in the race he is against amnesty,and against the federal DREAM Act.Children of illegals are not subcitized

,THEY pay for tuition.

Hes weak on border security:Now this is a complete crock.If anyone has ever been to the Tex-Mex border,you will see there are areas where a fence is very impossible.I back Perry because I think he has the most administrative experience of all the candidates "combined".Even Mitts record in Taxachussets cannot touch him.He has been pretty consitent .His views on abortion,gun rights,state rights,and small Government have never changed,unlike Mitt ,who seems to change as much as the hands on a clock.Plus,and this is a BIG plus that the Tea Party cant come to grips with.He has a HUGE Latino following,one we desperately NEED to beat Obama.And its not because of the Texas in state thing,no,not at all.What many do not realize is we latinos are very Conservative by nature.We work hard,and despite the myth,we do NOT depend on handouts,and we do NOT embrace amnesty.But what does turn many off is when a candidate talks about electric fences that kills people,or the "anchor baby" remarks.As of right now from what I have studied and heard,the Republican latino community is pissed at Cain and Bachmann,and will never support them.We need 40% of the latino votes to beat Obama.Remember what happened to Sharon Angle and Meg Whitman for demonizing latinos?Angle with her "they look like Asians" remark destroyed her chance of unseating Harry Reid,and Whitmans maid thing caused her to lose the Governors race in California.And also,its going to be difficult to win Florida with remarks like that as well.Keep this in mind.

Dont expect me to apoligize for supporting Rick Perry either

Comment by joetheeconomist on October 31, 2011 at 1:08pm: Do you know what Newt is saying here : "Gingrich supports personal savings investment and insurance accounts that would eventually be expanded to finance all of the benefits now financed by the payroll tax, allowing that tax ultimately to be phased out altogether."

Comment by Caleb White on October 31, 2011 at 12:19pm: Check out the Newt/Romney tax plan comparison.
http://www.newt.org/news/lets-bump-plans-comparison-gingrich-and-ro...

Comment by Caleb White on October 31, 2011 at 11:52am: True, I respect your point of view. He did however make a broad apology a month or so ago. for some of his missteps in the past although he didn't specifically name which ones he was referring to.

Comment by joetheeconomist on October 31, 2011 at 11:20am: Caleb, I am working with my children on forgiveness, and one of the things that I tell them is that they have to ask for it. In the case of the prodigal son, the son says Father forgive me, I am no longer worthy to be your son. The son acknowledges what he did that was wrong, and the father forgives him.

I missed Newt's apology. Here Newt was taking money from people for a political end, and was selling them out on the other side of the phone. I never heard that apology. He made a contract with America - and failed to deliver any of it. My guess is that he owe a lot of apologizes over the last 30 years of shape-shifting.

None of this changes what you have said. He may be the best Republican available, but that doesn't mean that you can predict what he will say on January 21st, 2013.

Comment by Caleb White on October 31, 2011 at 11:09am: Well then I guess apologies don't matter anymore and the Judeo-Christian belief in "forgiveness" must have become an obsolete practice somewhere along the line. I get the message loud and clear here.

Comment by joetheeconomist on October 31, 2011 at 10:55am: Sorry CW, this isn't a 30 year ago problem. Here is Newt doing a global warming ad with Nancy Pelosi. It was running just about the same time as Newt's Drill Baby Drill project was taking in money from supporters.