Newt Gingrich vs. Rick Santorum

Before I post why Newt should be picked over Santorum I will point out that my opponent's average between Gingrich and Santorum is still really close. Now here is why I think it should be Newt 2012, not Rick 2012. Gingrich has name recognition and is very comfortable on television. Early national polls led to the view that he is one of the top contenders. Combined, these factors mean Gingrich should be able to get the attention he needs to make his case. Although somewhat prone to gaffes, Gingrich is highly articulate and able to give the impression that he is serious and informed. He excels at debate. This means that he would be the best debater against Obama in an election debate as he has great rhetorical skill. Newt Gingrich has a lot of success in his time as speaker. He was the last person to balance the budget had cut welfare by 60% and he stood with Ronald Reagan. Newt Gingrich's plan to save the economy: 1. Stop the 2013 tax increases to promote stability in the economy. Job creation improved after Congress extended tax relief for two years in December. We should make the rates permanent. 2. Make the United States the most desirable location for new business investment through a bold series of tax cuts, including: Eliminating the capital gains tax to make American entrepreneurs more competitive against those in other countries; Dramatically reducing the corporate income tax (among highest in the world) to 12.5%; Allowing for 100% expensing of new equipment to spur innovation and American manufacturing; Ending the death tax permanently. 3. Move toward an optional flat tax of 15% that would allow Americans the freedom to choose to file their taxes on a postcard, saving hundreds of billions in unnecessary costs each year. This optional flat tax system will preserve deductions on charitable giving and home ownership, and create a new personal deduction of $12,000 for every American. This deduction is well above the current poverty level, ensuring that this new system does not unfairly target the poor. 4. Strengthen the dollar by returning to the Reagan-era monetary policies that stopped runaway inflation and reforming the Federal Reserve to promote transparency. 5. Remove obstacles to job creation imposed by destructive and ineffective regulations, programs and bureaucracies. Steps include: Repealing the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which did nothing to prevent the financial crisis and is holding companies back from making new investments in the U.S; Repealing the Community Reinvestment Act, the abuse of which helped cause the financial crisis; Repealing the Dodd-Frank Law which is killing small independent banks, crippling loans to small businesses and crippling home sales; Breaking up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, moving their smaller successors off government guarantees and into the free market; Replacing the Environmental Protection Agency with an Environmental Solutions Agency that works collaboratively with local government and industry to achieve better results; and Modernizing the Food and Drug Administration to get lifesaving medicines and technologies to patients faster. 6. Implement an American energy policy that removes obstacles to responsible energy development and creates jobs in the United States. 7. Balance the budget by growing the economy, controlling spending, implementing money saving reforms, and replacing destructive policies and regulatory agencies with new approaches. 8. Repeal and replace Obamacare with a pro-jobs, pro-responsibility health plan that puts doctors and patients in charge of health decisions instead of bureaucrats. 9. Fundamental reform of entitlement programs with the advice and help of the American people. Read an extended white paper on this here. Newt is also a candidate who can take on the media onslaught that will be coming. That he has baggage, there is no doubt, but none that would hurt him in the general election like it has in the primary. For foreign policy, Newt plans to secure an American energy plan so we don't rely on the continuous amounts of oil from the Middle East and wants to make sure that we keep with having the most powerful military on earth by keeping in strong math and science education in America to ensure the men and women of our Armed Forces always have the most advanced and powerful weapons in the world at their disposal. He believes that military force must be used judiciously and with clear, obtainable objectives understood by Congress. In the educational field Newt wants to make sure the continued growth of American jobs and American prosperity in a knowledge-based, internet-connected, globally-competitive world will be determined by quality of America's schools. If America is going to remain competitive with China and India in the 21st century, then we must commit to improving education, especially in math and science, and moving from a bureaucrat-dominated status quo to an innovative system that emphasizes accountability, transparency, and parental choice. He believes we should stand up to activist judges by: 1. Nominate conservative judges who are committed to upholding Constitutional limited government and understand that the role of the judges is to interpret the law, not legislate from the bench. 2. Combat judicial activism by utilizing checks on judicial power Constitutionally available to the elected branches of government. (Read an extended white paper on restoring the proper role of the judicial branch here (http://www.newt.org...).) Presidents can begin turning things around very very quickly. As part of his 21st Century Contract with America, Newt has pledged to issue a series of Executive Orders to create jobs and help undo the damage of the Obama administration on the first day of his administration. To harness the wisdom and knowledge of the American people, Newt is now collecting ideas for executive orders that he would sign on the first day. Newt.org will periodically release user submitted executive orders which will be added to the list he will sign on the first day of his presidency. Newt is opposed to the EPA's radical and anti-business regulations. Newt's three promises to veterans in N.H.: 1. Re-opening the Manchester Hospital as a full service facility not just an outpatient clinic 2. Developing a very sophisticated clinic in the North Country that uses tele-medicine 3. An effective program that enables veterans to use their local doctor and hospital if they prefer This will obviously expand into other parts of the nation. Newt also has an area where you can submit YOUR ideas to him so YOUR ideas may happen in his presidency. http://www.elephantwatcher.com... http://www.newt.org... http://www.redstate.com... http://www.newt.org... http://www.newt.org... http://www.newt.org... http://www.youtube.com... http://www.youtube.com... http://www.youtube.com... http://www.youtube.com... http://www.youtube.com...