Newt Gingrich in 2012 State of the Union address

On Energy & Oil: Obama favors far-left interests at expense of energy jobs

So much of that nearly trillion-dollar stimulus didn't create jobs but just went into the pockets of special interests who support Obama and the Democratic Party. No better example of this exists than in the crisis of American energy. President Obama and his political allies--not of few of whom love living in energy inefficient houses or driving gas-guzzling luxury vehicles--openly admit they want gas prices to remain high so that the rest of America will learn to live more modestly. They think it's good for the rest of us. Only recently, the president canceled the Keystone XL Pipeline that would have created countless new jobs and helped America on the way to energy independence because he wanted to appease the far left of his party. And yet not a single word on the Keystone XL pipeline tonight. Source: Response to 2012 State of the Union speech Jan 24, 2012

On Jobs: Bigger government lead to more food stamps, not more jobs

We have a crisis of work in this country and Pres. Obama proposed nothing in the way of policy changes that will get us to robust job creation and dramatic economic growth. Instead, the president described his conviction that his big government is built to last and should be paid for with higher taxes.

But bigger government and higher taxes will not lead to jobs and growth. Bigger government and higher taxes will instead lead to more people on food stamps, a situation which the President and his party defend as a fair outcome.

Economic growth and prosperity is not really at the top of Obama's agenda. He will always prefer a food stamp economy to a paycheck economy and call it fair.

For the president and a large part of the political class, it's about their power, their right to rule. That's why so much of that nearly trillion-dollar stimulus didn't create jobs but just went into the pockets of special interests who support Obama and the Democratic Party.

Source: Response to 2012 State of the Union speech Jan 24, 2012

The above quotations are from 2012 State of the Union address to Congress, plus the Republican Response and the Tea Party response: Jan. 24, 2012. Click here for other excerpts from 2012 State of the Union address to Congress, plus the Republican Response and the Tea Party response: Jan. 24, 2012. Click here for other excerpts by Newt Gingrich. Click here for a profile of Newt Gingrich.
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