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Three Solutions Where Republicans Can Lead America

One Man’s Solutions for America are Lacking



Though he is considered by many, including myself to be an "establishment" Republican, Newt Gingrich unquestionably does have a lot of 'know-how' and practical savvy for governmental affairs, especially for the United States.

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In an article titled "Three Solutions Where Republicans Can Lead America" in Human Events online, December 29, 2010 in the Newt Gingrich letter, the man puts in writing many of the things he has been talking about for many years. And as a former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, which made some significant and lasting impressions on our country with his "Contract With America" in the 1994 election campaign for Congress, he is someone not to be taken lightly. However, before we go any farther, let me express my opinion on the man and his more and more outwardly indications for a run at the Office of the President in 2012. And my opinion covers all politicians who talk out of both sides of his or her mouth. You'll notice in the last sentence I said "out of both sides of his or her mouth". I have specifically in mind a prominent female who is said by many (although not as yet by her) to already be running for president, and that woman is Sarah Palin. Where Gingrich is doing what he does best, think, create positions and strategies, and make the rounds speaking of what he thinks would be best for America and by default, best for Republicans, Palin, in her 'down-home' folksy way with people makes the tour of promoting her books and trying to look and sound like a presidential candidate. Both come off rather well with the public that listens to what each has to say and files it away in their memory data banks for future considerations. Newt Gingrich is, this time around, doing what he has been famous for in the past and that is, offering solutions to many problems that the country is facing for the near and extended future. In his December 29, "Human Events" online column, published exclusively by Human Events, the author suggests "Three Solutions Where Republicans Can Lead America" which he also terms, 'Urgent Priorities for House Republicans.' "Three vital areas require the urgent attention of House Republicans in order to set America back on the path of values and prosperity:
  1. Creating jobs to get paychecks in people's hands.
  2. Repealing Obamacare and replacing it with an individually-centered, market-oriented approach to reform.
  3. Replacing bad, centralized, bureaucratic government with smaller, more effective solutions that focus on flexibility, localism, citizen engagement, new technological opportunities, and performance outcomes."
If you have been listening to Sarah Palin on the campaign, oops, I mean the book sell tour, she sounds just like Gingrich by calling for government to get busy trying to create, instead of causing loss, of jobs (Gingrich #1 above); stop BIG spending by government (Gingrich #2 above); and cut the size of government (Gingrich #3 above). Not mentioned specifically but always on their minds is a 4th task and that is to cut taxes. Now here's where I get around to explaining what I mean by speaking out of both sides of their mouths. Quite simply, they each cover the main causes of why this country is frankly, going broke; how the current liberal Democrat government administrators and legislators are piling up colossal debt numbers for our future generations and the two potentials are to be commended for keeping these important causes in the public's eye. Both of these stalwart warriors are ready, willing and able to produce their versions of actions that are warranted to help bring about the necessary changes to, 1. Create more jobs; 2. Cut spending drastically; and 3. Reduce the size of government; all of which, by the way should consequentially lead to the possibility of reducing taxes at some point. But strangely, both of these two worthy potential candidates studiously ignore one major cause that contributes to all three of their factors by the same numbers, loss of jobs, big spending and big government and that single cause is in two words, "illegal aliens." In their talk from the other side of their mouths they claim that illegal aliens don't take away jobs that many unemployed workers could have to save on government payments for not working; and they ignore the calamitously large amounts of spending to which their illegal presence here contributes; also avoiding the problem that their illegal existence here requires more and more government attention and employees to monitor. I am not a government fiscal guru by any means, but to me, those three elements when applied to the illegal alien criminals present in this country due to breaking our laws, totally combined are a huge reason why the three factors being discussed here by the two "candidates" should be a paramount issue. But believe it or not fellow American citizens, BOTH Gingrich and Palin are FOR AMNESTY! Both avoid the subject in their speeches but when questioned, both admit to wanting to provide a direct path to citizenship. This reward for breaking our laws is not the normal American way. Why should we punish our own citizens and those foreigners who have applied for citizenship and are waiting to be accepted just so we won't have to send these criminals home? Newt and Sarah might otherwise be great candidates, but to ignore one of the biggest problems this country suffers is an exaggeration of blindness for solving major problems that presidential candidates should possess.


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Jerry McConnell -- Bio and Archives

Gerald A. “Jerry” McConnell, 92, of Hampton, died Sunday, February 19, 2017, at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill, Mass., surrounded by his loved ones. He was born May 27, 1924 in Altoona, Pa., the fifth son of the late John E. and Grace (Fletcher) McConnell.

Jerry served ten years with the US Marine Corps and participated in the landing against Japanese Army on Guadalcanal and another ten years with the US Air Force. After moving to Hampton in 1957 he started his community activities serving in many capacities.

 

He shared 72 years of marriage with his wife Betty P. (Hamilton) McConnell. In addition to his wife, family members include nieces and nephews.

 

McConnell’s e-book about Guadalcanal, “Our Survival was Open to the Gravest Doubts

 


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