Florida, can you help keep the Gingrich momentum building steam?
The run for the Presidency is a marathon not a sprint, but Florida is important to the early part of the race! by Mark Vogl
(conservative)
Monday, January 23, 2012
No one with any knowledge of the challenges facing the United States would say that the answers are simple, or that we don't need a comprehensive approach to change the direction of our nation. Fred Thompson, in his endorsement of Newt Gingrich on Sean Hannity, made this very important observation; that Newt has the experience, the historical understanding of our nation, and possibly the best understanding of the interconnectedness of our national policies than former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. Former Senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee, was a Presidential candidate four years ago. Senator Thompson is a thoughtful, well-spoken leader who represents middle America. His endorsement should go a long way with native born southern voters.
Florida is a state of many cultures, but completely reliant on the national prosperity for its tourist based economy. More government debt, more taxes taking dollars out of the national economy can only hurt Florida. Whether its tourism, or the second homes owned by people from the northeast, or middle west, Florida needs a strong national economy to keep pumping in dollars from the outside. With no income tax, Florida's government relies on sales tax and other tourism related taxes!
So Florida, who will be better for you?
Mitt Romney, a candidate who has a track record of socialism, including creation of the prototype of Obama Care; or
Newt Gingrich, the leader who forced President Bill Clinton to accept a balanced budget?
As I said before, Florida is a state of many cultures. Native Southerners live in central and northwest Florida. Former New Yorkers and other northeasterners, and other implants live in southeast Florida, along with those who emigrated from Cuba. Former mid westerners are spread throughout the state. Many of the voters are retirees, people sensitive to the inflationary policies of the Obama Administration. Senior citizens on fixed incomes are severely hurt by US financial policies intended to devalue the debt through intentional inflationary policies! But do the seniors understand that Obama's policies are the one Romney would have to embrace to do Obama Lite Republican policies? Do seniors understand that only a change of course, only a dismantling of the federal government can hope to preserve the value of their retirement income?
Fred Thompson is an important voice because he is an older, more tempered politician. In his interview with Sean Hannity, Thompson said he was embarrassed by the mess his generation has created in Washington!
Romney should have done well in New Hampshire, and should have lost South Carolina. But now, we are in Florida, a state which has a more diverse cultural mix, with many who come from the northeast. It's possible that these former northeasterners may have understood the sins of socialism as they participated in it in the northeast, and earned their government pensions. Will these former northeasterners reject the very policies which gave them a steady job, but which now could threaten their retirement?
And then there's Christianity. Abortion, a dividing issue between Newt and Mitt could help bring the Latin vote to Newt, a recently converted Catholic.
The nation is watching. If Newt can win Florida the primaries in March will gain new significance. Americans across the land will automatically become more important citizens, their opinions will matter more. With America at a crossroads, with an anemic economy, a scattered foreign policy, and a national identity totally confused by the forced diversity injected into the nation, a long Republican primary process could help the eventual candidate, and just as importantly the American peope, work their way through the maze of problems we face.
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