Newt Gingrich: We Need To Kill Health Care Reform

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich concurs with his 1994 compatriot Bill Kristol: It's time to kill health care reform, again.

Asked by Think Progress if he agreed with Kristol that the GOP should "go for the kill," Gingrich responded, "Yeah."

Q: Bill Kristol said that conservatives should 'move for the kill' on what is being proposed in the House and the Senate. How do you feel about that?

GINGRICH: Well I'm not quite sure what he means by that. I mean, If you're asking me if it would be a good idea to beat a bill that I think will ration care, increase government control over your life, strengthen the power of politicians, run up the deficit, raise taxes and kill jobs, yeah I think we ought to stop that proposal.

Gingrich framed his opposition in policy terms. But Sen. George Voinovich (R-Ohio) appeared on CNBC's "Squawk Box" this morning and gave a more honest idea of the GOP's motives.

Asked "how much of this disagreement with the administration is about the policy of health care and how to fix it, and how much of it is Republicans' obviously understandable desire to declaw the president politically," Voinovich responded: "I think it's probably 50-50."

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[Ameriki]

Any posts about Newt Gingrich should clearly identify him as the founder of the Center for Health Transformation. He has a direct monetary interest in maintaining the status quo in health insurance.

The fact that he is always identified as the former Speaker of the House instead of his current position is indicative of the mainstream media's corruption. ABC had their chief medical editor interview him on Good Morning America; one of their financial editors should have conducted the interview.

This so-called debate is not about health. It is about money.

[Moshe]

As a courtesy to Newt, I have provided a Newt to rational human translation:

Newt: "Make sure mental health is well funded in the health care reform."

[Beegood]

That's right republicans, keep listening to Newt. Ha ha ha

[SFBunkSurf]

We need to kill the idea that Newt Gringrich will ever be relevant in American politics again.

[Dragline]

Since he recently adopted the Catholic religion, Newt may want to look into the Church's position on an individual's right to health care. Wait that would involve thinking. Never mind.

[CR46]

Does that mean Newt is giving up his government supplied health insurance???

[Tim303]

"You can't just make stuff up," said the anchor. "Specify exactly how this will kill jobs."

Oh wait, the anchor let him get away with it.

[cobraxus]

I'm looking forward to the headline "Health Care Reform:We Need To Kill Newt Gingrich".

[helonias]

And how many Americans with it?

we have met the enemy and they are us

[jsgaetano]

Conservatives don't view themselves as Americans. That's why they wave the flag so loudly- it's a cover for the treason which lies in their hearts.

Conservatives view themselves as either Confederates, "Sovereign Citizens", or citizens of their state. Never, ever, as Americans.

That's another reason why "fiscal conservatives" make sure their states will ALWAYS take as much money from the Federal Government as possible- they are leaches feeding on our wealth, and in their view it weakens their enemy.

[helonias]

I thought Newtie the adulterer was reborn into religion.

Why doesn't he know or care that his savior wants the least of us to have health care?

[jsgaetano]

He's a professional hypocrite. Switch religions is irrelevant- his hypocrisy just applies to a new and different group of people.

[hoopesaz]

Granted, I've only been fluent in English for 38 years, but I don't think he said he wanted to kill healthcare reform. What he did say is that it would be a good idea to defeat this particular bill, which is an attempt at healthcare reform, but certainly not synonomous with healthcare reform.

[Beegood]

I don't even know if he was talking about this bill. He said he was not in favor of "a bill that I think will ration care, increase government control over your life, strengthen the power of politicians, run up the deficit, raise taxes and kill jobs". I don't think that this bill will do any of that specifically. Of course, the weasel wants you to think it will - for political reasons only.

We already have system that rations care (I had wait a year for knee surgery on a pre-existing condition and I was rather lucky since I had been uninsured before I got that job which is why I hadn't already had the surgery).

[Albertmum]

And the patriot act isn't the government in your business? Wiretapping, monitoring emails, etc?

[alreadyfamous]

Very well stated. thanks for saying that.

[Hollywooddeed]

Poor old Newt. Clueless and out of touch.

[HLL]

Per usual for a Rethug.

[Skellen]

Why don't the interviewers ever go into specifics? What he said is basically nothing. I'm so tired of softball interviews. Here, let me help you out:

Have you read the full bills or just seen the highlights? If not, when will you read them? What about the current health care bills will cause these problems? What evidence supports this? Is there anything about the bills you do like? Why? Aside from the bills, what about the current healh care environment do you feel needs to be fixed? Care to comment on the stats of 62% of personal bankruptcies being medical related and the health and welfare implications of 50 million Americans unable to afford insurance?

[iala]

Thank you. Really, how hard is it for the journalists to ask a simple question like these? They aren't crazy questions and I think that the politicians who oppose health care reform should exlplain why they oppose it. Who knows? They might have some good reasons???? We'll never know though because no one will ask.

[hoopesaz]

Agree. But, this is the type of debate that should be happening between both parties. Sure would be a sensible way to sit down and work out an agreement.

[VagabondSaint]

I wish you were an interviewer. . .it's sadder for us that you aren't.

Why don't reporters and journalists ask the hard questions? Do they fear losing access to Gingrinch?

[lvdragonlady]

Ok America, we all know that Newt is always against anything that is good for America and it's people, so this whole health care thing has to be good for America.

[iala]

Nice. You are most likely correct.