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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Paging Newt. Your party is waiting.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bring on Newt.
He’s available to lead the national Republican Party on its march through the wilderness and there’s nobody better suited to the task.
The reality is that almost half the country is now in the wagon that the other half’s pulling, to borrow a metaphor from former U.S. Sen. Phil Gramm of Texas. It’s not likely that they’ll vote out the party that promises to keep them there and provide better seating and an upgraded menu.
The Flower Children and their offspring are now in power. The challenge for Newt Gingrich and other Republicans is to devise a strategy for convincing everybody on the emerging American commune that individual responsibility is a requirement of citizenship and that self-reliance is a worthy aspiration.
In short, the conservative message has to entice people out of the wagon and to convince them that capitalism is a more appealing option.
Newt was not the ideal Speaker of the House for the long haul, sure. But he is the guy who can lead the party on the journey that started Nov. 4.
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