Quote from Maverick74:
Ron, Newt is a great salesman. He talks right wing but thinks left wing. He is a lot like Clinton. Both are masters of politics. Let me clarify. Newt is a "big government liberal" in that he truly believes in his fiber that government is the answer to our problems. Some of these are conservative based. For example on foreign policy and immigration. But he also believes government should run the economy. He believes government should have a large role in perpetuating the welfare state. He believes the government can fix the environment. He believes the government can end poverty. These are all liberal constructs Ron.
You will never here Newt talk about making government smaller. If he wants to make one dept smaller, he'll make two bigger. He does pander to the tea party, being the smart politician he is, he knows he can steal that voting block from Romney. But make no mistake about it, he hates them. Newt prides himself as being an "intellectual" and he knows that crowd is beneath him. But he still wants their votes.
I know Newt very well. I've been following him since 94 with his "contract with America". Newt may not be pro-choice and pro gay, but in terms of running the government and what role he thinks government should have in our lives, he is absolutely a big government liberal.
BTW, Newt is so clever that he has convinced everyone he is from the south since he ran for Congress from Georgia. But the guy was born and raised in the north, in PA.
