Gingrich is right about the shut down, but he is wrong about something else. Now I understand why he married his high school math teacher
Posted on | September 28, 2013 | No Comments
Gingrich is right. Only because Republicans were not afraid of the shut down, they pressured Clinton and balanced the budget and came very close to passing the balanced budget amendment. Obama is not a monarch, he should be able to negotiate with the U.S. Congress, particularly in light of the Obamadebt, which is unprecedented in human history. And if he is unable of unwilling to do so, he needs to leave and go and play golf somewhere else.
However, Gingrich is wrong about something else. He stated that we are close to 900 years since Magna Carta.
Mr. Gingrich, with all do respect, I know you used to be a history professor, however let me remind you: Marna Carta was signed in 1215.
2013- 1215=798. We are close to 800 years since Magna Carta, not 900 years. You are about 100 years off.
Now I understand why Gingrich married his High School math teacher when he was 18 or so. The man can’t do math for the world of him.
Sorry Mr. Gingrich. I support you on most other issues, it’s just math is not your forte.
Oh well, Obama was a Constitutional law professor, we all know how that ended…
Here is the quote:
“We were able to extract a great deal from the shutdown and could’ve gotten even more had we pressed further,” Gingrich said. “The challenge was that [Senate Leader] Dole was going to run for president. He had been a good partner to us in the Senate, and the situation put him in a real bind.”
Gingrich frames the prospects of shutdown as something Republicans shouldn’t be afraid of, as long as they can make the case the policies they are advocating for are tied directly to the economy and job growth.
“What the American people are seeing in Washington today are three factions: the Democrats, who have no interest in negotiating; The accomodationist Republicans, who just want everything to stay the same and for people to get along and go along; And the conservative reformers who recognize the need for real, dramatic change,” Gingrich said. “The first two factions are only interested in avoiding blame. The third is willing to take a hit from the elite media if what comes out at the end is real cuts to government spending, real reforms, real help for the economy and job growth.”…
“We are approaching, two years from now, the 900th anniversary of the Magna Carta. The idea that elected representatives of the people can use the power of the purse to negotiate. Barack Obama is not a monarch. Boehner should tell the president he has til Thanksgiving to golf, and then he needs to come negotiate,” said Gingrich.
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