Dear Conservatives: Newt Gingrich was paid $55 million as a lobbyist

[werepossum]

Ahh the retreat to false equivalence. We've missed you!

And now we bring you - Craiglite! All the one-sided wisdom of Craig in a fraction of the words!

Voting must be super easy when you have special vision that can see the Democrats' white hats and the Republicans' black hats. Must . . . fight . . . envy . . .

 

[cybrsage]

Wow, it took 19 posts in this thread before someone tried to divert it to Obama and the lefties! Usually it is less than two or three posts for a similar diversion.

No diversion, I am honestly surprised. Maybe Newt did not cheat on his taxes, that was also a required to join the Obama team. That would certainly explain it.

 

[Siddhartha]

OP,
I do not remember Conservatives ever holding that someone making a lot of money against them.

 

[Zebo]

I am sure he earned every penny of it with the huge grants and laws from govt he got passed for those who paid him.

 

[Doppel]

So let's see, in the GOP field we have...


1. Cain - Amoral adulterer that doesn't believe in the sanctity of marriage like he espouses allegedly sexually harassed other women and believes that a Sim City tax scheme that is oddly familiar with a pizza price is the best thing for the country.

2. Romney - Paid WS schill that, while at Bain, took several companies private, resulting in huge layoffs, massive debt burden and most of his deals ended up in bankruptcy or restructuring. He is, effectively, Gordon Gekko buying a presidency.

3. Gingrich - Guy who traded in his name to peddle influence in every single industry that he now doesn't like - including housing GSEs (socialist empires), defense (small government!), banking (TBFT = FAIL!!!), healthcare (I swear, it was only the parts of Obamacare that *I* liked!), among others. Part of the "big government" revolving door that GOP "hates" so much.

4. Bachmann - Batshit crazy.

5. Paul - See #4.

So really, who makes a compelling candidate? Not one fucking person on the GOP side. Yet, the idiots of the GOP will vote for the GOP just the same.

This.

 

[micrometers]

OP,
I do not remember Conservatives ever holding that someone making a lot of money against them.

No, there is a difference between making your money in the free market and making your money by corruption. The Washington influence machine is by definition corruption.

Romney became rich in the private sector, without government favors. Gingrich's wealth came entirely from government favors.

 

[cybrsage]

And now we bring you - Craiglite! All the one-sided wisdom of Craig in a fraction of the words!

Have to admit, that did make me chuckle.

 

[Thump553]

To quote GOP candidate Buddy Roemer (former Lousiana governor, vowed to take no donation over $100, media totally ignores him):

"Romney represents the 1%, Gingrich is their lobbyist."

http://thinkprogress.org/special/20...e-one-percent-and-gingrich-is-their-lobbyist/

 

[cybrsage]

I think that quote explains why he is being ignored.

 

[fskimospy]

And now we bring you - Craiglite! All the one-sided wisdom of Craig in a fraction of the words!

Voting must be super easy when you have special vision that can see the Democrats' white hats and the Republicans' black hats. Must . . . fight . . . envy . . .

You're doing that thing again where you try and invent positions for me to hold. I thought we were getting better about that?

I have voted for a number of Republicans and independent candidates. For example, I voted for Arnold both times. The increasing radicalization of Republicans does make it more difficult to find ones that I would vote for though.