tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394855748022311882.post5643043004127236477..comments2024-03-21T03:29:36.000-04:00Comments on Dr. Goose's Economical Limericks: Overheard in the Gingrich CampaignDr. Goosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18301105891892298426noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394855748022311882.post-35172111368303208302012-01-13T08:50:31.336-05:002012-01-13T08:50:31.336-05:00I very much agree with you this time. The man is ...I very much agree with you this time. The man is certainly very smart, and has a presence that certainly fills a room (actually met him briefly in a DC pharmacy years ago). But this latest populist spin is unbecoming. Populism is easier, and sometimes even works, if you are a Democrat. If you are Republican, it's just plain awkward.Jonathan Lawryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542562336807532523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394855748022311882.post-13485480173887758132012-01-13T00:44:56.646-05:002012-01-13T00:44:56.646-05:00I have a certain fondness for smart people who lik...I have a certain fondness for smart people who like to brainstorm their big ideas in public, but I took note when I heard Sen. Tom Coburn, who was a House Republican member under Speaker Gingrich, refuse to endorse him on Fox News Sunday. Newt's unseemly attacks on private equity just confirm the Senator's harsh judgment.<br /><br />http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/tom-coburn-calls-newt-gingrichs-leadershipDr. Goosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18301105891892298426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394855748022311882.post-89731944475417067312012-01-12T08:54:15.842-05:002012-01-12T08:54:15.842-05:00I pretty much liked Newt until he pulled this crap...I pretty much liked Newt until he pulled this crap. When you have a real leadership position, you make decisions that actually affect people. There are winners and losers. If you disqualify for office everyone who has ever actually made a tough decision, then you get, well, you get what we've got now.<br /><br />Companies like Bain are part of a system required for efficient movement of capital in an advanced economy. Many people don't like it, and a few get very wealthy from it, but having an advanced economy is a necessity for a large portion of jobs in the US: There would be little demand for insurance workers, music copyrighters, or economics professors without an advanced economy.Jonathan Lawryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542562336807532523noreply@blogger.com