Gingrich and I Agree On Something
Speaking of don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Gingrich recently wrote an article suggesting that the Republican Party is about to split in two.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is warning fellow Republicans that conservatives may leave the GOP for a third party in 2012.
“If the Republicans can’t break out of being the right wing party of big government, then I think you would see a third party movement in 2012.”
Gingrich thrashed Republicans for allowing increased spending during the Bush administration and for not doing enough to block President Barack Obama’s early initiatives.
If Gingrich is saying here that the Republican Party has become too right-wing, then I agree with him. The party of big government? Absolutely. The perpetrators of right-wing big government politics have been threatening to leave the party for over ten years now. The reason why they haven’t left is because they are all cowards. Their success has hinged on their ability to hijack the party by threat of withdrawal, but I’ve always held that they haven’t made good on that promise because they know their movement is far from being self-sustainable in the arena of national politics.
I don’t agree with Gingrich on everything, but I have always respected his views on fiscal conservatism. It seems a bit cryptic, but when Gingrich starts talking about “right-wing” and “big government” Republicans, he’s talking about neoconservatives. Whether it’s big government intervention abroad, or big government intervention in our own homes, this group of Republicans have been responsible for one of the largest expansions of government in the history of our country.
What I also believe Gingrich to be saying here, is that the neoconservatives have run the Republican name into the ground so much, true conservatives are better off starting fresh with a new party than they are continuing the legacy of Abraham Lincoln. Perhaps he is correct, but it’s a sad state of affairs for the GOP for sure.
I’m not sure that I would follow Gingrich to his new party, but I would certainly consider a third party choice if Obama continues down this road, and the Republicans put up someone like Sarah Palin.
