Those who have read my posts in the past know that I am an unabashed fan of Republicans like Dick Cheney and Newt Gingrich. My position was never more clear than in the recent juxtaposition of President Obama’s speech on national security with the same day speech on the same topic by Vice-President Cheney.
More recently we have a major policy address by Newt Gingrich at the 2009 GOP Congressional Dinner.
Newt begins his presentation with the simple declaration that he is not a citizen of the world – placing him in sharp contract with President Obama. He then presents a 56 minute (clip below) road map to American economic recovery and Republican victories in 2010 and 2012. He draws on Lincoln as the first Republican President and Ronald Reagan and others as he presents his typical 12 step solutions.
Newt asserts that national security is the primary goal, but states that the economy and education are, at their heart, national security issues. Politically, Newt claims that the Democrat objective is not national security – it is power and paying off their political allies. And Republican resurgence is necessary in 2010 and 2012. But more important is the basic truth that America must be able to compete in the global economy with India and China if we are to maintain our position of leadership in the world. To Newt, competing with India and China is a greater challenge than our Cold War struggle with the Soviet Union.
It is no small task. We must reform litigation, regulation, taxation, education, health, energy and infrastructure in order to accomplish economic recovery and pre-eminence in the world economy.
Below is the Gingrich speech in its entirety. It is a 56 minute clip, but important to hear. A transcript of the entire speech is available <here>. Newt remains one of the finest strategic thinkers in the Country and in the Republican Party. And he commands a room when he speaks as well as anyone I have seen.
Enjoy.
My source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1XaQ7tz8uM
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