Comments on: GINGRICH SEES THE PROBLEMS BUT WHERE ARE THE SOLUTIONS?

By: Political Blog Weekly: 6 February 2009 | U.S. Common Sense

Political Blog Weekly: 6 February 2009 | U.S. Common Sense — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:50:57 +0000

[...] "Gingrinch Sees the Problems but Where are the Solutions?" Originally published: 2 February 2009 Submitted by: U.S. Common Sense Summary: Delving into the genius of Newt Gingrich and how solving the problems of the nation are harder than just identifying them. [...]

By: Maggie's Farm

Maggie's Farm — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:08:47 +0000

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I hadn’t heard about the Hollywood stimulus. Does that mean the gummint cuts their pay, like it wants to with TARP? Related: Best stimulus idea ever, from Anchoress. Why not?
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By: Surabaya Stew

Surabaya Stew — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:42:49 +0000

I agree with Neo that Newt should run, but mainly to highlight the lack of brains of the majority of the Republican candidates. His presence at future debates would certainly grab everyone’s attention. In fact, he could possibly win the nomination if he starts early and campaigns hard! However, Newt winning the Presidency against an (hypothetically) average-performing Obama in 2012…hmmm…perhaps he should wait for 2016?

By: Neo

Neo — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:18:24 +0000

I think Newt should run for President just because he is such a “lightning rod” for the Left.

I don’t expect him to win the primaries or beyond, but having Newt in there for the press to beat up will draw fire and “lightning” from the other candidates and make them seem more moderate. The press have to have somebody to beat up, so why not Newt ?

By: jambrowski

jambrowski — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:27:13 +0000

would you rather someone like Palin? talk about polarizing, even though I like her personally, she takes some very divisive stances. as for too much baggage, let him write a book about his improper actions, and then he can do as obama and clinton did and point the press and questioners to it, instead of answering. i mean really obama admitted to the marijuana, coke, and alluded to of all things heroine use, plus wright, plus cooky chicago terroists, plus…
anyways, about your main presumption, do good presidents really slog it out in the mud, or do they assign the right person to the problems at hand? a president never stops dealing with new crisis’s if he did he would have peace or an impeachment coming. at least Newt has accomplished some things, Contract with America ring a bell…

By: Eric Florack

Eric Florack — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:51:17 +0000

Gingrich and Stevenson are similar in that they could mesmerize an audience with their brilliance but when it came to offering solutions to the problems they so exquisitely described, they were already on to talking about the next problem that needed addressing. Such men do not make good executives which is why any talk of Newt in 2012 scares me.

It would me, too, if I thought for a moment that:

1: It was the task of government to fix most of the problems he cites

2: That he wouldn’t bring with him a brain trust that included people who actually fix things, and fill his administration with them.

Neither of these two points should be minimized.

Most of the issues I’ve heard him address involve the over-extension of government, the solution of which seems simple enough as Ronald Reagan found; Get government out of the way. It doesn’t take a master planner to accomplish that. the exact huts and bolts are best left to the feild op once the general params are laid out.

I would remind the reader that’s exactly what Reagan did; He simply laid down basic operational ideas and let his people do their job within those boundries… no micromanager, he. And yet, can anyone suggest he was anything but wildly successful?

By: Gayle Miller

Gayle Miller — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:16:13 +0000

Newt is, absolutely, a brilliant conceptualizer and theoretician. He is wholly impractical as an actual executor of plans. Better he remains the eminence grise behind someone who has exceptional executive qualities - someone like Michael Steele or Sarah Palin - who can find a way to make Newt’s concepts a reality.

And to the people who say Newt has too much baggage, that is absolutely spot on!

By: John E. Howard

John E. Howard — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:45:34 +0000

So far, neither Obama or Gingrich has set forth any convincing solutions to the problems they both have so brilliantly defined.

I agreed with your thoughts completely, but that last sentence threw me. Maybe you could follow with a post examining which problems Obama brilliantly defined? It might enlighten some of us who were blind to his allure.

By: busboy33

busboy33 — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:46:50 +0000

From Mark:

“Penalize every budget deficit with a 33% cut in pay for the President, the Congress and their staff, but pay a bonus to same for every budget surplus.”

I’ll vote for that right now.

By: GayPatriot » Newt Gingrich: Long on Ideas, Short on Solutions

GayPatriot » Newt Gingrich: Long on Ideas, Short on Solutions — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:31:06 +0000

[...] I highly (***HIGHLY***) recommend, Rick Moran offers a similar view, calling the Georgian, “one of the most brilliant conceptualists in the conservative movement.” Despite his appreciation for Gingrich’s understanding of the sweep of history and the [...]