Newt Gingrich vs. Rick Santorum

I will present my case, if I have space then I'll refute. If not I will refute next round. Also if you vote, vote as if you are a Conservative or looking at this in a conservative view. C1: His economic plan The good news is that Mr. Santorum is focused on spurring faster economic growth, which is the prerequisite for income gains for all Americans, especially the poor. [1] On that score, Mr. Santorum joins most of the other Republicans who are proposing tax reforms that reduce rates in return for closing loopholes. He proposes a return to the Reagan-era top rate of 28%, and a second rate of 10% for middle-income Americans. He also wants a 12% capital-gains tax, down from 15% today, and half the 23.8% rate that Mr. Obama has promised in 2013. [1] I love his plan. It also includes: balanced budget major spending cuts cut the corporate tax rate to 15% Increase research development eliminate many regulations [2] You get the gist. Also a Pennsylvania manufacturing company endorses the plan. Senator Santorum said, "I am thrilled that Pennsylvania's leading manufacturing advocates have endorsed our jobs plan that would put Americas back to work - immediately and permanently. " [3] C2: Newt is a moderate As voters will vote from a conservative point of view, pointing this out basally wins the debate for me. Not if Romney has his way. The former Massachusetts governor is stepping up his efforts to slap Gingrich with the "moderate" label, highlighting his willingness to compromise on certain issues in the past [4] "Pelosi and Gingrich supported Al Gore's liberal global warming agenda," the ad says [4] Oh remember vote like you are ca conservative. if you where a conservative this totally crushes pro's arguments Also Newt and Hilary Clinton worked TOGETHER on healthcare:. Mr. Gingrich, the former House speaker, has been working alongside the former first lady on a number of issues, and even appeared with her at a press conference on Wednesday to promote - of all things - health-care legislation. [5] Sadly, both of those betrayals are nothing compared to this deal. Newt, as Speaker, made a "name" for himself for opposing HillaryCare. [6]. SO since this is supposed to be in a GOP view, do you really want newt as president? C3: Newt is corrupt He claims he is anti freddie mae, freddie mac, yet he was PAID by them while in office, political lobbying I sense: But now that it has been exposed that Freddie Mac paid Gingrich over $1.5 million to lobby conservative legislators to abandon their free-market convictions and support Freddie Mac, Newt has gone into damage-control mode. [7] Oh BTW after another contention destroying Gingrich my next case will be about santorum. Abramoff replied, "This is exactly what I'm talking about. People who come to Washington who have public service and they cash in on it. And they use their public service and their access to make money, and unfortunatley Newt Gingrich is one of them who have done it. But far too many of them do it and one of the reforms I propose in my book is to close permanently the door, the revolving door, betweeen public service and cashing in as a lobbyist." [8] ha political lobbing, what keeps him from dong this as president? NOTHING. Also later in the article there is more proof for corruption. C4: Newt is a flip flopper In a Fox News interview on Sunday, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich claimed that he "never favored cap and trade," four years after he expressed "strong support" for a cap-and-trade program to reduce carbon pollution. [9] This = flip flop Also Ron Paul in an add against newt gingrich shows many flip flops from newt. All o them where liberal, then he became Conservative for the election. [10] But as Paul Waldman explained yesterday, Newt Gingrich is nearly as bad, reversing course on all kinds of issues, including climate change, health care mandates, and U.S. policy in Libya [11] point proved. C5: Rick santorum is a social conservative Once again vote as if you are a conservative (this is a good plus for rick) Rick Santorum can claim victory as the social-conservative candidate of 2012. [12] Instead, Santorum won the hearts of social conservatives by being their favorite from the start. [12] ALso: anti abortion, appointing only constitutionalists judges, pro 2nd amendment, anti gay marriage, repeal obamacare, etc.[13] C6: santorum was a very successful politician He was also an author and floor manager of the landmark Welfare Reform Act which passed in 1996 that has empowered millions of Americans to leave the welfare rolls and enter the workforce. [14] I noticed you said ginrich helped, well sure but did he make the reform? No. A refutation in an argument. He served eight years on the Senate Armed Services Committee where he led the fight before the attacks of September 11th, 2001 to transform our military from a Cold War force to meet today's threats. He was a leader on US-Israeli relations, authoring both the "Syria Accountability Act" and the "Iran Freedom and Support Act" [14] So he knows foreign policy. C7: newts marriage vs santorums marriage Santorums marriage: But of all his accomplishments, Rick is most proud of his role as a husband and father. Rick and his wife of 21 years, Karen, are the parents of seven wonderful children: Elizabeth, John, Daniel, Sarah Maria, Peter, Patrick and Isabella.[14] vs Newts: Repeated adultery with younger women, while each successive wife was seriously ill --- and all along Newt was proclaiming himself a champion of family values. [15] So as a conservative this is a downside. And to a certain subset of the population they WILL not vote for him at all due to this. C8: electability Santorum v obama santorum 40.7 Obama 48.0 [16] Gingrich 41% Obama 50.2% [17] If oyu look at the margin storum is closer, hence more electable. =conclusion= Santorum is a better candidate and is better qualified for the WH. Vote CON! My beautiful sources: http://online.wsj.com... [1] http://www.ricksantorum.com... [2] http://www.ricksantorum.com... [3] http://www.csmonitor.com... [4] http://www.nytimes.com... [5] http://thespeechatimeforchoosing.wordpress.com... [6] http://articles.businessinsider.com... [7] http://www.politico.com... [8] http://thinkprogress.org... [9] http://www.wrko.com... [10] http://www.washingtonmonthly.com... [11] http://www.nationaljournal.com... [12] http://www.ricksantorum.com... [13] http://www.ricksantorum.com... [14] http://www.realchange.org... [15] http://www.realclearpolitics.com... [16] http://www.realclearpolitics.com... [17]