Tag Archives: Newt Gingrich

Thursday Throwback: Reagan and Electability

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Thomas Mets

At one of the 2012 Republican primary debates, Newt Gingrich responded to the suggestion that he may be unelectable by noting that the same thing was said about Ronald Reagan 32 years ago. Al Checchi made a similar point writing … Continue reading →

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A True Conservative Would Not Have Beat Obama

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Thomas Mets

At CPAC, Rick Perry suggested that the presidential elections can’t be used to gauge whether the public disagreed with conservative values, since the last two losing Republican nominees were not conservatives. Bloomberg media reported that Santorum and Gingrich came pretty close … Continue reading →

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Will Obama be the liberal Reagan?

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Thomas Mets

After Obama’s inauguration speech, political pundits have started wondering whether he could be the liberal Reagan. Greg Sargent sums it up, although he prefers the term Anti-Reagan to Liberal Reagan. Little by little, it’s sinking in that Obama’s inaugural speech has … Continue reading →

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Why does the Republican party like older candidates?

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Thomas Mets

Ricochet’s John Domenech made an offhand prediction about the future of the Republican party. Oblivious to all this, today McCain still wanders Capitol Hill wondering why people don’t want his advice. McCain is likely the last 70+ candidate to run for … Continue reading →

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Political Commentary Master List

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Thomas Mets

There’s a reason the banner for this blog includes Abraham Lincoln, as well as Spider-Man. Many of the posts have been on political issues, starting with one on why concerns about voter fraud are overrated, based on my experiences as a … Continue reading →

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Who Won’t Be Romney’s Running Mate

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Thomas Mets

In an earlier piece, I looked at the people who were most likely to be on the short-list for the Republican Vice-Presidential nomination in 2012. Now, it’s time to look at some people who I can be certain will not … Continue reading →

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The 2012 Republican Primary Candidates in Perspective

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Thomas Mets

Paul Begala, the Democratic political commentator and campaign manager, summed up the consensus of the candidates in the 2012 Republican primary, suggesting that Obama is already one of the winners of the 2012 campaign. Barack Obama: If his predecessor cursed … Continue reading →

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Explaining Romney VS Gingrich to Democrats

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Thomas Mets

I think Romney’s the strongest Republican candidate remaining, but I can understand the opposition to him, although it seems to perplex Democrats. It reflects a difference in the way some people narrow down their choices of candidates. Usually, I’ll narrow the … Continue reading →

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Newt Gingrich VS Henry Kissinger

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Thomas Mets

I had a discussion with my brother a few weeks ago, on the question of whether Newt Gingrich was “pop-culturally irrelevant.” I argued that, as far as younger voters are concerned, he can be compared to Henry Kissinger. Both are … Continue reading →

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The Future of Sarah Palin

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Thomas Mets

Former Governor Palin’s options are limited. But there’s one thing she’ll be able to do, perhaps in a few years, that will get a lot of publicity and really screw over the Republican party. It’s safe to say that Sarah … Continue reading →

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