Facing mounting pressure from Republican Establishment leaders and Mitt Romney supporters to withdraw from the presidential race, Rick Santorum ended his campaign for the presidency this week. Now, it seems almost inevitable that yet another Republican Establishment favorite, Mitt Romney, will be the Republican nominee for President this year.
In the post-Reagan period of American politics, conservatives repeatedly have failed to nominate one of our own for President and been forced to choose between “the lesser of two evils” in the general election. It looks like 2012 will be another case of “here we go again” as the Republicans rally around (what we used to call in the old days) a “Rockefeller Republican” with no real ties to movement conservatives.
Now that Rick Santorum is out of the race, the calls will mount for Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul to stand down as well and throw their support to Mitt Romney. Let me raise my voice as a longtime conservative, who was part of the “Reagan Revolution”, to encourage Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul to stay the course and continue their presidential campaigns until the Republican convention in Tampa.
One can agree or disagree with these two men on specific issues- and I have policy differences with both. Yet, the fact remains that Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul have engaged in policy-driven campaigns in this election cycle rather than simply rejuvenate the same old buzz words and talking point clichés that certain Republican politicians spout at the behest of their highly paid “hired guns.”
Newt, for example, has been very eloquent in making the case that we ignore the cultural crisis facing America at our peril. I agree strongly with Newt when he points out that, no matter what we do to address the serious economic and foreign policy problems facing our nation, we have to fix the culture, or everything will be for naught. We have gone from a nation founded on a belief in God to one which the secular fundamentalists wants to change in order to completely separate God from the public square. Newt Gingrich is an important voice in challenging the assumptions of the secular left. Unlike Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich is not afraid to take on the “Hollywood Culture” that routinely bashes Christians and the principles of our faith.
In a similar vein, Congressman Ron Paul has been an often lonely voice in warning of the flawed monetary policies of Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke at the Federal Reserve Board which kept interest rates artificially low and fueled the credit excesses which ultimately led to the bursting of the bubble and our economic crisis of 2008. A consistent advocate of the principles of limited government, Ron Paul has not hesitated to criticize Republican administrations when they defend “big government” so long as Republicans are in charge. They call that “big government conservatism.” From my perspective, big government conservatism is little more than a watered down version of the big government liberalism. Ron Paul has not been afraid to say “the emperor has no clothes” even when Republicans are in charge as he did when he vigorously opposed the taxpayer bailout of the “too big to fail” financial institutions engineered by President Bush’s Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson in 2008. (By the way, Mitt Romney supported the bailout.)
“Ideas Have Consequences” is the title of a book written by a great conservative scholar, Richard Weaver. The last president who appreciated how sound conservative principles can be implemented in order to change the world was Ronald Reagan. Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul understand the importance of the power of ideas to influence public opinion. Barring an extraordinary set of circumstances, neither Newt Gingrich nor Ron Paul is going to be the Republican presidential nominee in 2012. Even so, I believe, it is important that both Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul stay in the race for President as a manner of principle until the Republican National Convention so that they can continue to lay out their respective visions as to how to bring America back to its founding principles.
But if not for Barry Goldwater running for President in 1964, Ronald Reagan never would have been elected President of the United States. By staying in the race for President, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul can lay the groundwork for an authentic conservative to emerge in 2016 who can put back together that Reagan coalition of social and economic conservatives.
Tom Pauken is a former Reagan Administration official and author of BRINGING AMERICA HOME.
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Gingrich should get out, shut up, and go away. Permanently. When he was in a position of power and influence in the U.S. House of Representative, Newt-for-Sale had both the opportunity and the duty to enforce the Bill of Rights, and this he repeatedly failed to do, “compromising” away the inalienable civil rights of the American people whenever and however he conceived that such treasonable actions served his political purposes.
What makes anybody think that Newt would exercise the powers of the presidency any more diligently or lawfully?
Now, on the other hand there’s Dr. Ron Paul, who has always spoken and acted in strict accord with the U.S. Constitution, and who can be counted upon to function in such a manner as the nation’s chief executive.
So let’s have Ron Paul as the hapless, useless, spineless Etch-a-Sketch farce’s vice presidential candidate, available not only to debate the certifiably brain-damaged Hairplug Joe Biden but also to attack the endless Keynesian thieving insanity of our Fraudulence-in-Chief’s criminal excuse for a legitimate presidential administration.
We throw Barry Soebarkah out of the White House, and Willard Mittney “has an accident.”
Happened to McKinley, didn’t it?
President Ron Paul. And now we fix this friggin’ mess.
Ron Paul and his son Rand Paul Both Know that the FEDeral Reserve Bank/Bankers, pull all the Strings in DC. The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 gave the Bankers of the FED Complete Control over ALL Branches of Government when the US Government Defaulted on the LOAN called National Debt. It’s Not called “DEBT” for nothing. They ALL Know they don’t posses any real Constitutional power to change ANYTHING. Newt also knows it, that is why he Compramised his integraty. They ALL do sooner or later.
Party politics: “The Fix” is in
The majority of Americans are disgusted with our government “representatives”, and what is happening in America. The frustration is spreading, and yet, Americans are again falling for “The Fix”. It is obvious something has to change; but what? To solve any problem, “the root cause” must be discovered, understood, exposed, and eliminated. In the realm of politics; exposing “the root cause” of America’s decline on any significant scale, has been unattainable. Almost all major media is directed and controlled by “the root cause” which sets “The Fix”.
Decade after decade, and election after election; too many voters fall for “The Fix”. They either don’t vote out of disgust; or they vote for “the lesser of two evils”. This syndrome has put America where it is today, and evil continues to prosper. Give thought to “The Fix”. The Democratic Party promotes a variety of liberals (socialists), and the Republican Party promotes a variety of “conservatives” (covert global socialists? – Bush and his “New World Order” is one example). Under both parties, our Constitutional Republic (not democracy), is being decimated. The Constitution and the principles that made our country the most prosperous, and the envy of the world, is being replaced with a semi-covert agenda for global socialism. Few Americans understand the purpose of the globalist agenda; but most politicians believe in it, or have sold out to it. That is why their oaths to uphold and defend the Constitution have been meaningless to most of them.
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“The Root Cause” of our country’s decline; is the privately owned Federal Reserve System (banks), and their control of our money and economy. The perpetrators are the internationalist bankers, whose policy it is, to create a global socialist “New World Order”. With their vast wealth, media control (ownership), control of “public” education, and control of the party apparatus; they are able to ensure that both parties will nominate candidates that will carry out their agenda. With this control, the people fall for “The Fix”; out of disgust they either don’t vote, or they feel compelled to vote for “the lesser of two evils” – banker agent “A” or “B”. The voters are told, “no one else can win”, (now the scam is to convince the voters “who is the most electable against Obama”. It will be someone the Bankers know they can control to ensure their agenda is carried out.) That agenda is a One World totalitarian socialist dictatorship, administered by their front men. I will as concisely as possible back this statement up with their own writings, and try to stir the readers to give this letter thought and thus, renounce the NWO agenda.
Both parties executive cabinets (national security advisors) are filled with members of “the Council on Foreign Relations” (CFR) and “the Trilateral Commission” (TC)). John D. Rockefeller formed the (CFR) in early 1920’s, and David Rockefeller formed the TC in 1973. David Rockefeller’s chief foreign policy advisor, Zbigniew Brzezinski, put the organization together for his boss. Jimmy Carter was made a TC founding member. After Carter was elected president, he filled his cabinet with CFR/TC members, with Zbigniew Brzezinski as his chief foreign policy “advisor”. Reagan’s cabinet began with fewer (CFR) members, but many non (CFR) members were drummed out of office. (with the help of the liberal MSM). When Reagan finished office, most were again CFR/TC members. Bush senior is a Trilateralist and 9 of 11 of his national security council are (CFR) members. Bill Clinton is a CFR/TC member, and attended the Bilderberg meeting last year. P. Volker, A. Greenspan, H. Kissinger, Robert Strange McNamara are but a few of the high officials that belong to the CFR, TC, and the Bilderberg Group.
and Ron Paul is the ONLY CANDIDATE against these CORRUPT (Satanic) FORCES
To show where these people and organizations are coming from I quote: TC report #23, 1982 – “… actions at the multinational level will be needed if the process of international relocation of industries is to be accelerated in an organized fashion …” (a policy to deindustrialize America) Now; please really reflect on what has happened under both parties CFR/TC administrations and Congresses.
Zbigniew Brzezinski wrote in his book “between two ages” p. 72 (1970) – “Marxism is simultaneously a victory of the external active man over the inner passive man, and a victory of reason over belief.” This man, a Democrat and Henry Kissinger, a Republican, both employed by David Rockefeller, both CFR/TC /Bilderberger members. Both one world globalists (pro Marxists, per their own writings). Think about it! Can you see how “The Fix” is ensuring a one world dictatorship, to be ruled by these parasitic elitists?
In “Foreign Affairs ”(a CFR publication), April 1974, Richard Gardener, Ambassador to Italy, writes “an end run around national sovereignty, eroding it piece by piece, will accomplish much more than the old fashioned frontal attack.”
THE ONLY CHANCE LEFT TO FIGHT THE ASSAULT ON OUR REPUBLIC IS TO ELECT RON PAUL.
Obama filled his cabinet with CFR/TC members, and the NWO agenda continues; along with the raiding of our treasury.
($16 TRILLION debt & rising fast)
Since 1940, every U.S. secretary of state (except for Gov. James Byrnes of South Carolina, the sole exception) has been a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and/or its younger brother, the Trilateral Commission. Also since 1940, every secretary of war and every secretary of defense has been a CFR member. During most of its existence, the Central Intelligence Agency has been headed by CFR members. Virtually every key U.S. national security and foreign policy adviser has been a CFR member for the past seventy years Google: CFR,TC,Bilderberg Group
Given the evidence of the GROSS voter fraud in both primaries and caucuses (the best video I have seen is from a Benedictine Monastery, of all places), it would be outrageous for Ron Paul to drop out. Besides, while he has been losing the rigged “beauty contests, he has been winning caucuses and one credible website shows him in second place, with 380 delegates. While Newt presents a useful voice, he has no real grassroots support and is deeply in debt. Besides, if the powers that be allow any more debates, Newt would likely hog time Dr. Paul could use to decimate “empty suit” Romney.
Gingrich and ROMNEY ought to GET OUT since they’re both just mini-obamas.
Ron Paul is the only REAL CHANGE!
You have 4 leaders that you put them in the barrel and shake them up and you still would have nothing!
Hussien Obama, Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich are all the same breed. WE! Are so wishywashy that you can’t tell where they stand. None of the 4 are behind the Constitution. Ron paul livers for the constitution. His ideals are the same as when he started running for President. He has not changed in the last 4 years. I was impressed with Herman Cain until he quit. I still think Ron Paul is our only chance to pull out of our mess. The rest are there for them!
Has Anyone bothered to read the Prophecies of the Bible? Who sits on the Beast with (7) Heads and (10) Horns? The Bible portrays most the Women as a religious body or faith. The women of juda went a whoring, and sold out. A Religious Body will sit on the Beast. She takes the Money and Gold of her men for her Services as the Beast master.
And that doesn’t necessesarly mean it has to be a Woman either.
After a lot of research am am now a Ron Paul fan. I would like to see him as the POTUS.
Rick Santorum: Ron Paul
Allen West: V.P.
Newt Gingrich: Press Secretary
Mitt Romney: Secretary of State
Sarah Palin: Speaker of the House.
Michele Bachmann: Secretary of the Treasury
Now this I could live with. Could you?
Sure, if that were possible, but isn’t likely to happen.
Romney, because of his own Natural Born Citizen problem, will end up validating Obama’s candidacy and tearing out another piece of the Constitution. The Democrats won’t say a thing about the issue until the conventions are over and we’re stuck with Romney. Santorum had the same problem.
Newt has character problems, although he is squeaky clean, compared to Obama. A lot of people feel that he has probably seen more naked women than Doctor Ron Paul. Touched them, too.
Doctor Paul is the most honest and consistent major candidate. John Dummett and Samm Tittle are what we really need, but they don’t have the financial backing or political favor treasure trove. The major candidates have many political favors that they’ll be able to pull in, but they also owe a lot of obligations, too.
I don’t like Ron Paul’s foreign policy, but there is no one better qualified on the fiscal side. I hope that we wake up in time to avoid having Obama Lite running against Obama Sludge.