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NASHUA, N.H. -- Newt Gingrich declared that the congressional "Super Committee's collapse" would be "good for America."
"I think it's going to fail,” Gingrich said at a campaign stop at Rivier College. “And I think it should fail, because it's exactly wrong.”
Today is considered the final day for Democrats and Republicans to agree on a plan that would need pass before Thanksgiving in order to avoid automatic spending cuts to Defense and social programs.
"It's not that Washington is inherently gridlocked,” the former Speaker contended. “It is that the current players are behaving in the current way are inherently gridlocked. It's partially president's fault, partially Congress's fault, but it's a mess.”
He added, "They were trying to break out of the mess by being, in my judgment, even dumber -- that is creating a committee of 12 picked by the political leadership to magically get in a room to come up something that 535 couldn't solve. It's profoundly the wrong direction.... It's a major reason I am running for president.”
As for what he would propose if he were in office, Gingrich was unclear. He said he encourages every subcommittee to revisit their budgets and cut spending, and he does not support repealing the Bush tax cuts.
"I'm in favor of not raising any taxes on an economy that has 9% unemployment," he said. "The reason is simple -- we know how to create jobs."
Gingrich, whose campaign team quit on him months ago and was low on resources, has ridden his debate performances -- and benefited from the stumbles of rivals -- to higher poll numbers both nationally and in New Hampshire. Today, he attempted to distinguish himself from the rest of the GOP field and make a general-election argument focused on those debate performances.
"If you stop and ask yourself, 'It's October of 2012, we get to the debates -- who do you want to have debate Obama to draw clarity between the various lies he will be telling and the truth?'” Gingrich said. “And I think most people end up thinking I'm a better debater than my friends are.”
Gingrich also slammed Obama on spending and leadership, calling his administration "a 16-year-old with the first credit-card kind of problem."
On immigration, Gingrich quipped, "FedEx and UPS track 24 million packages…. They allow you to track them at no extra cost. The federal government cannot currently find a million people," he said to laughter. "FedEx and UPS can track packages while they're moving; the federal government can't find people when they're sitting still! My policy is send everybody a package."
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Gingrich is dead wrong. The failure of the congressional super-committee is one of the very worst things ever to happen to our democratic system. It is a goldmine for Gingrich because he will know how to exploit popular discontent, scumbag that he is. He's done it before. So, "We know how to create jobs"? Okay, Newt, create some.
At this point, the fewer people working means the fewer people paying taxes, either through employment, sales tax, property tax, which means government has less money to spend (unfortunately, they spend it anyway) and then expect that the few of us remaining working will not mind digging deeper and taking more away from our families....Once a tax is in place, it never seems to go away, even when they say that it is just a stop gap until things improve, or a specific goal is reached....I am all for creating jobs by the boatload, bucket full....and anyone who can do that, is great in my book. And by the way????? All those cuts for the budget???? Well, if you look at what is actually written down, they aren't cuts at all, but merely not spending any more....no cost of living increases for different programs-still spending at the same level, which isn't going to get us out of debt.
Yes, the failure of the Super Committee was a good thing. It demonstrates that nobody in our government, regardless of party affiliation, regardless of what they say or who they claim to support, represent, or defend......none of them give a rat's behind about the mess that government has made, nor the fact that the American people will have to pay again and again for these mistakes made by government....Bottom line is that it isn't coming our of their family budget, and they don't care.
To me, there is no question we need to cut spending, where and what?
The GOP/Tea Party wants cut spending on all social programs, they fail to look beyond the supper rich and their gold pockets. We cannot tax the super rich people, they tell us they make jobs? That has failed the eight years that Bush was in office. Where are the jobs, they have been moving over seas in record numbers while the top members are making more and more money.
To me we need to look back to one great President, Dwight D Eisenhower, the last great GOP that sat in the White House. He built the Interstate Highway System. We need to rebuild it once again. This would add many new jobs in the private sector.
We need to tax all companies, they spilled their toxic wast into our rivers and into our landfills. We need to clean this up so our grandchildren will not have to do it. One side is a few sites might be better to leave the cancer bomb alone and hope to God that it is better that way. The list of sites under the Superfund is in every state in the Union. And the GOP/Tea Party does not show much interest in getting the ones that dumped their toxic wast to clean up their mess at their cost.
21st century was doomed! March 2000 the Nasdaq hits 5048 and the terrorist pilots walk into America. Subprime was signed into law in 95 and derivatives are signed by Clinton in late 2000. He changed the bank reg. in 1999. Photographic proof on all these bill's. Photographic proof! usa1998.com
Newt quote, but don't quote him on it because he didn't say it...
"I'm in favor of not raising any taxes on an economy that has 9% unemployment," he said. "The reason is simple -- we know how to create jobs."
The problem with this figure is, the 9+% who are unemployeed/underemployeed aren't the 1%, and without the luxury of tax loopholes and other advantages available to them. The supposedly proposed 'Jobs Bill' the GOP have sitting in the Senate aren't for jobs, but deregulations, pet projects and openings for corporations to gain more profits, period, and THAT'S creating jobs?
I am glad Obama is not caving to these idiots. Stand fast and do not give them another inch. Progressives have compromised enough. If right can't move towards the middle as well, let auto cuts go into effect. We will see Rep rats scurrying as their defense lobbies slam the check books closed.
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This message bears repeating....from "russ"
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Hi. Im a liberal democrat. I am more intelligent than everyone else, and my smug attitude only shows how stupid everyone else is that isnt a liberal democrat. I have an understanding that the peole of this country are too stupid to handle their own affairs, so I want agencies protecting agencies supervising agencies to make sure those that dont need any help pay most of their income to those in need. I either work for these agencies, or get paid to help people that do. Deficit shmeficit! Its fake money anyway. I only care that I get mine today, and let someone else take care of the problems tomorrow. After all, i believe the rich and upper middle class should give more of their income, with NO RESENTMENT AT ALL, so I can keep the less fortunate enslaved and dependent. hey, thats who votes for my friends! Anyone want a free ride, sign up now for the democrat party! I promise you, the more fortunate have plenty of money to give us, till we destroy them. Thats what Obamanomics is all about. Oh, lastly, i am supervising low income housing in New york city, 30 square blocks. Cheap rent subsidized and owned by the chinese govt. They paid cash, american dollars, with only one months interest(25 billion). i think they bought it with the money we borrowed, but i dont care. I hear they are doing this all over the U.S.The new mayor of that area is chinese, and he convinced the city mayor to change immigration laws for chinese citizenship. Its cool, isnt it? You see, a deep thinker keeps asking, and then what would happen, and then what would happen, until you have an end result. You dont have to sell freedom. You have to sell enslavement, which is what all you libs bought. Go ahead, deflect, name call, criticize, grab your rocks and torches and gather round. Your cowardly criticism is shallow and transparent. Just like the murderer Eric Holder and Solyndra scandal. Freedom 2012. Brought by... now and always.... republicans! GOD BLESS AMERICA! LAND OF THE FREEEE( not subsidized and entitled, free) HOME OF THE BRAVE. Signing off, back to work for me! NOT for you! lol! Funny thing is a liberal doesnt even pinpoint itself in this sarcasm.
THANKS LEONA!!!!
how cute! all you libs e-hugging each other! stick to the facts! stupid committee is just that! brought to you by BARACALYPSE! DEBT MAN WALKIN!!!!!