National Review Calls on Newt Gingrich to Drop Out and Endorse Santorum

I found out this bit of news from The American Catholic.  Like them, this surprised me since I had noticed a bunch of Pro-Romney pieces over at the National Review.  Today the National Review has taken a bold move and requested that Gingrich drop out of the race and endorse Rick Santorum.  With Santorum's rise in popularity and continued surge, and Gingrich's implosion I think this is a good idea.  

It isn’t yet a Romney–Santorum contest, but it could be headed that way. We hope so. Gingrich’s verbal and intellectual talents should make him a resource for any future Republican president. But it would be a grave mistake for the party to make someone with such poor judgment and persistent unpopularity its presidential nominee. It is not clear whether Gingrich remains in the race because he still believes he could become president next year or because he wants to avenge his wounded pride: an ambiguity that suggests the problem with him as a leader. When he led Santorum in the polls, he urged the Pennsylvanian to leave the race. On his own arguments the proper course for him now is to endorse Santorum and exit.

Santorum has been conducting himself rather impressively in his moments of triumph and avoiding characteristic temptations. He is doing his best to keep the press from dismissing him as merely a “social-issues candidate.” His recent remark that losing his Senate seat in 2006 taught him the importance of humility suggests an appealing self-awareness. And he has rightly identified the declining stability of middle-class families as a threat to the American experiment, even if his proposed solutions are poorly designed. But sensible policies, important as they are, are not the immediate challenge for his candidacy. Proving he can run a national campaign is.

Santorum is now leading Romney in the polls in Michigan.  This is good news. Gingrich seems to have a lot of antipathy for Romney so I have a feeling if Santorum continues his surge and Gingrich continues to do poorly than Gingrich will drop out and endorse Santorum.  

From The Guardian: 

A Pew Research Center poll taken this week puts support for Santorum among Republican voters at 30%, two percentage points ahead of Romney. A month ago, Romney held a 31% to 14% lead over Santorum.

A Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey released on Monday showed that Santorum has taken a significant lead in the Michigan primary in a fortnight. Santorum is at 39%, 15 percentage points ahead of Romney. The numbers are a stinging blow to Romney because he was born in Michigan and his father was governor of the state.

MIni Eagle Freedom Links -- Journey Edition -- 2-7-12

The past few weeks I have felt sooo tired. It is probably due to some medicine I'm taking. That is the main reason I haven't done a Eagle Freedom Links post or the mini version lately.  Plus, I'm on the hunt for a better job.

Zilla of Zilla Of The Resistance has moved her blog to a new site so please be sure and visit her new blog soon and often.

About a week or so ago we had the HHS decision mandating that all non-profit organizations provide contraception, sterilization procedures and abortion inducing pills even though that violates the conscience and religious liberty of citizens.  Another sign that Obama is an anti-constitutional tyrant who is imposing his beliefs (or lack thereof) on the American people. He is morally bankrupt IMO.  We must fight together against this unjust mandate.

Some questions: Who is your choice to be the GOP nominee out of those presently running?  If you could pick who would have been your choice for GOP nominee, excluding those presently running? What are the characteristics you look for in a President?  Do you have any prayer requests? If so, please do mention and myself as well as the rest of the conservative bloggers will keep your prayer intentions in our thoughts and prayers.

Conservative Hideout 2.0 - Obama Invokes Jesus at National Prayer Breakfast - fails miserably 

The Anchoress - Axelrod: Might Be Room For "Compromise" on HHS Mandate Update

Bunkerville - Rockefeller Fund Sabotages Keystone Pipeline Approval  

American Perspective - My Kind of Immigrant, er, NOT! 

Woodsterman - Costa Concorda 



Western Hero - Obama Declares Jihad on the Catholic Church 

TOTUS: Conservative Political Commentary - Obama's War on Religion in Full Swing, That is War on Christianity Not Islam! 

The Observatorium - Bandying Semantics 

The Blog - SUPER Bowl 

STOP MARXISM - Another Eric Holder Lie Exposed 



Robbing America - America Must Fix Its Electoral Process... And Then Maybe,... 

LET THE TRUTH BE KNOWN - Obama's War 

Mind Numbed Robot - The Vote Pump - Bill Whittle [Video] 

My Daily Trek - Air Force To Cut 10000 Airmen, Shift Aircraft 



Bread Upon The Waters - Downtwinkle: Rat Families Evicted From Occupy DC 

Weasel Zippers - Santorum Wins Missouri - Update: And Minnesota... 

Sentry Journal - Happy Birthday Mr. President 

Breitbart TV - Registering Tim Tebow and Tom Brady To Vote in Minnesota 

Pat Dollard - Fugitive Obama Fundraiser Linked To "Fast and Furious" 



America's Watchtower - Ron Paul Compares Americans Who Support Closing the Mexican Border To Nazis 

The Camp Of The Saints - Nomination Excitations: I'll See You On The Dark Side Of The Moon 

American Thinker - No Sex, Many Lies, One Videotape, and a Soldier's Unnecessary Death 

Maggie's Notebook - Fork in the Road: Better Turn Right Video 

Political Realities - How Will History Judge Us If We Let Our Republic Slip Away? 

It Don't Make Sense - Sponge Khomeini Square Pants 

MIni Eagle Freedom Links - Christmas Commercials - 12-15-11

Bunkerville - Give a Gun a Loving Home (AD) 

Always On Watch - Buy Lowe's!

Amusing Bunni's Musings - Simon's Cat Discovers Christmas! 

Adrienne's Corner - Robert Stacy McCain... 

Barking Spider - Anjem Choudary's Brother Arrested 



Blowing San #1 - An indication of national priorities... 

Catholic Once Again - Super Pro Life Fetal Development Video 

Fuzzy Logic - Fuzzy Shorts: Newt, BO, Unicorns, Income Inequality, and Other Stuff 

Innominatus - Caffeine should be its own food group 

Just a Conservative Girl - Supporting Newt is Racism? 



Let The Truth Be Known - Breaking News for December 8, 2011 

Legal Insurrection - Defeat National Review 

Pedaling Fast - Mrs. Horton's Candy Cane Cookies 

Randy's Roundtable - Obama and Corzine 

Woman Honor Thyself - Christmas in Israel:) 



The Other McCain - Is Congress, Unexpectedly, Robbing Us Deaf, As Well As Blind? 

The Country Thinker - Will the Crashing Euro and Rising Dollar Take Us Into Recession? 

Maggie's Notebook - Rush Limbaugh Greta Van Susteren: Most Conservative Issue Is Obama - Liberals Have To Lie To Win 

Political Realities - National Defense Authorization Act Passes House 

America's Watchtower - Gunrunner: Brian Terry Murdered One Year Ago Tonight 



Lisa Graas - Rick Santorum Releases TV Ad in Iowa: Sing, Sing, Sing 

Big Government - Scott Walker: Public Sector Unions and Big Government Destroy Jobs for Young People 

The Libertarian Patriot - Ron Paul Doesn't Matter To 'Time' 

Robbing America - Gingrich Under Attack - Parries and Repostes; No Better Way To Know A Man 

Beck: If the Tea Party Supports Gingrich Over Obama 'It Must Be About Race' ; Breitbart Rails Against Beck

First, here are the words from the horse's mouth.



Does Beck have an alter ego or something? One of sensibility and the other of insensibility? This is an outrageous comment!  He is feeding the liberal media. Beck needs to stop giving liberals fodder with such an irresponsible and fallacious comment.  To think that Gingrich believes in progressive policies just as Barack Obama does is preposterous.

One difference between Obama and Gingrich that I can think of right off the bat is Obama signed into law Obamacare and Newt has vowed to repeal Obamacare.

Second, now you can listen to Breitbart as he gives beck a tongue-lashing.  And, deservedly so IMO.



I have to say I am surprised to find out about this feud between Andrew Breitbart and Glenn Beck.  It is sad to see two conservatives having so much animosity toward one another.

I found this spot-on quote from Stacy McCain, the Master of Conservative Bloggery  via the Big Dog Conservative Maestro, Bob, from over at The Camp Of The Saints.

From The Other McCain: 

While I have defended Beck against his critics in the past, his recent antics certainly lend credence to the claims of those critics who call him a "rodeo clown." I perfectly understand his assertion that Gingrich and Obama are different flavors of progressivism, but to say that the only reason Tea Party voters support Gingrich is racism? C’mon: That’s ridiculously irresponsible.

While I am not a model of dispassionate discourse, Beck’s emotionalism makes him a dangerous political ally. It is difficult to distinguish between his principles and his mood.

This comment hits the nail on the head.  

Bob also posted this quote from Andrew Patrick: 

…He has adopted the Garafalo argument, hook line and sinker, for no better reason than to needlessly disparage those who might favor Newt Gingrich for the GOP nomination. Principled conservatives can argue over whether Gingrich is really one of us or not. But to pretend that his proposed policies differ in no significant way from Obama’s is to argue something demonstrably false. Gingrich may not be a Tea Partier; he cannot be an Obama Democrat.

That Beck has so tiresomely elided these differences indicates how erratic a tribune he has become.

Last, I recommend that you go over to Bob's Paradise of Conservative Blogging to see a quote of a scenario on our Founding Father James Otis which is apropos and may shed some light onto the whole Beck fiasco.   Maybe Beck should insert foot into mouth?  

MIni Eagle Freedom Links -Coca-Cola Christmas--12-13-11

I have decided to do a series of Mini Eagle Freedom Links this week since I have been feeling fatigued. Probably partially due to my having a Vitamin B12 deficiency.  I'm working on remedying that.  I still get a little dizzy but thankfully not near as much as before.  Still waiting for results from my colonoscopy and endoscopy.  It still hurts when I breathe.  Not quite as bad as it was, thankfully. I am heading to the ENT doctor on Thursday to find out whether the tube that was in my throat during my surgery is what has caused my throat problems.  I am very thankful that I am in the process of fixing my medical issues and that I am feeling better than before.  The month of December seems to be flying by very quickly. Is everyone ready for Christmas?  Got all your holiday decorations up and presents wrapped?  Still shopping for that special person?  I still need to put up my Christmas tree and decorations.  Have you been watching any Christmas movies?  I hope everyone is enjoying this Christmas season.

*American Perspective* - A Plot To Undermine The Right To Bear Arms - Fast and Furious 

_It Don't Make Sense_  - The Capital of Sex Exploitation 

A conservative Teacher - Fear and Doubt are Enemies of Success and Advancement - A Defense of Capitalism and Free Markets 

A Patriotic Rottweiler - Reasons Not to Vote Democrat 

Bread Upon the Waters - Global Warming Scare Dying Death of 1,000 Cuts 



Don't Tread On Us - The Culture Of Corruption 

Left Coast Rebel - Ron Paul Highlights from the December 10, 2011 Iowa Debate 

Zilla Of The Resistance - DhiMITTude 

Woodsterman - Social Security or Ponzi Scheme? 

What Does The Prayer Really Say? - A Reading Tip - Priests Falsely Accused: The Facts, The Fraud, The Stories 



Western Hero - It's Not a Free Marketplace...

TOTUS: Conservative Political Commentary - OWS and The Tea Party 

The Observatorium - Whodathunkit? 

The Conservative Lady - Obama Says Work Hard and You Can Get Into the Middle Class 

The Camp Of The Saints - Bob's Musings: Come Fly With Me 



Conservative Hideout - Limbaugh Destroys Obama's Attempt To Channel Teddy Roosevelt 

DaTechguy's Blog - Q & A From The Santorum Conference Call Yesterday 

Sentry Journal - I'm a little confused...

Atlas Shrugs - Muslim Police join 500 Muslim students in demolishing church 



My Daily Trek - California rewarding illegals, encouraging crime 

Why I Am Catholic - The Most Consistent, Pro-Freedom, Pro-Constitution, Pro-Life Candidate in the Race

Reaganite Republican - Gingrich: 4.2% Unemployment - That's My Credential 

Allied Liberty News - HOME - Dierks Bentley 

Nonsensible Shoes - White House Miffed as GOP block La Raza Ambassador Nomination 

Medical Procedures.... Some Links... And Christmas Carols

 I will be undergoing a couple medical procedures tomorrow so I will be taking the day off from blogging.  Here are some worthwhile links.

Judicial Watch has uncovered some documents which shows that the "pro-life" executive order Obama signed after the passage of Obamacare ain't worth the piece of paper its signed on.  The rest of the story is here. 

Ron Paul breaks ranks from a Republican Conference earmark moratorium.  He is one of four Republicans to include earmarks in the 2011 budget.  More here.

Beck asked some hard-hitting questions in his interview with Newt Gingrich.  I thought that it was a pretty good interview.  Here is the interview. 

Gingrich has affirmed his pro-life views after having made a bumbling misstatement answer to a question on when he believes life begins. More here. 

Then we have some thuggery occurring in the Windy City.  Two people brutally beat an 80-year old priest as he lay asleep in his rectory.  Prayers for his healing.  Full story here. 

The NAACP has petitioned the U.N. over what it perceives to be 'voter suppression'.  The NAACP claims that blacks and Hispanics will be disenfranchised in the next election. Such absurdities.... What some states have instituted is voter registration or voter I.D. requirements in order to prove citizenship when voting.  The U.N. better stay the heck out of our next election.   Story here. 

My Rant on the Ground Zero Mosque

Newt Gingrich is spot on!! We are asked or told to bend over backwards for Muslims and Islam, which is a so-called religion, and yet they won’t respect a majority of the 9/11 families' wishes to stop the building of this mosque, along with a majority of the citizens of the United States who are against this mosque being built so close to Ground Zero  -- 2 blocks from Ground Zero -- where Islamic extremists murdered close to 3000 innocents. If these Muslims really wanted to build bridges and truly respected people of other faiths then they would offer to build the mosque at a different location, further away from Ground Zero or just abandon the building of the mosque altogether. This is pouring salt on the wounds of the 9/11 victims’ families.  This is totally making my blood boil and has me crying inside for both the 9/11 families and our country. This is going to cause many families mental anguish. These Muslims are claiming that they are building this mosque so that they may build bridges with citizens of other faiths but by forcing this mosque down our throats and having this mosque built so, so, so close to Ground Zero they are doing the exact opposite -- breaking bridges and causing tensions to mount.  If these Muslims really respected American citizens they would follow Pope John Paul II's example of how he strove to build bridges in Auschwitz and across Europe.  While I disagree with the notion that there is a similarity between Carmelite nuns and Muslims or Islamic extremists since I don't think any Carmelite nuns murdered innocents, I do think that there is an apt comparison between the Ground Zero Mosque and the abandoned building which was used as a convent in Auschwitz. The Muslims who want this mosque to be built need to reveal all sources of funding and prove that they are getting absolutely NO funding from any terrorist organization.  Then, in my book, it would also be a must for them to change their date that they have planned for opening the mosque, from September 11 to any other day of the year. Just because these Muslims may have a "right" ( which I don't think they do, since they would be building this mosque in a war zone) to build a mosque in this particular location doesn't mean that it is necessarily the right thing to do.  It is simply not right for a mosque to be built so close to Ground Zero.

I agree with Newt Gingrich

Gingrich said that he stands by his arguments that the "secular-socialist machine" represents as great a threat to America as Nazi Germany or the Soviet Union, not in the sense of the immorality of those deadly regimes, but as a "threat to our way of life."

I agree with Newt's statement.  We see Obama's czars wielding more power and taking more and more of our liberties and freedoms away everyday (or trying to), there is an anti-religious bias in the media with which they attack traditional religion while accepting those who dissent from various teachings of churches, there has been government expansion at an alarming rate, secularism challenging traditional values, judges trying to erase the religious roots of our country with rulings like proclaiming the National Day of Prayer unconstitutional, and then we have a pay czar who wants to limit our success by limiting the amount of money a productive hard-working person is able to get paid.  Hmmm... What would happen to America if all of the hard-working people who pay taxes and don't receive any money from social programs like welfare and medicaid decided to take a stand, say that we aren't going to take this thievery and our governemnt wasting our money anymore, revolted, and quit their jobs?  Just where would the government go to get the "needed" money?  who in this country would our government turn to to help us?  Some people on the Left think that money just grows on trees and that Obama's just handing out his stash of money but they have no idea how the financial system in this country works- where the government gets its money from-well, its from hard-working taxpayers and not from sleezy democrats planning to spread the weealth with other peoples money.  The threat of this Socialist regime in the White House now is trying to destroy our Republic and our way of life as we know it.   Socialism-- communism-Marxism has harmed lives around the world.  I would like someone to show me how any of these economic systems have helped the individual without taking away certain freedoms and liberties.