Closing argument for Iowa

This Tuesday, voters in Iowa will begin a process that may take until early spring. Republicans and independents across the nation will decide whom they want to be their nominee to challenge President Barack Obama. We have seen record debt, high unemployment, increased poverty, more usage of food stamps, an unconstitutional health care law, and a mixed-bag in foreign affairs over the past 4 years. Americans need a President who can defend the homeland, return the nation to economic prosperity, and who has an idea about how to lead the nation. Mitt Romney is a competent leader with a record of accomplishment, but he is the establishment candidate in an era when America needs a President who will really challenge congress. Ron Paul is simply running in the wrong party, and his foreign policies are dangerous and anti-american. Rick Santorum has strong conviction, but his views on some social issues are not in line with a strict-constructionist viewpoint. There is one candidate in the presidential race who has experience, vision, and the leadership ability to move America in a fundamentally new direction. As Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich led the efforts to lower taxes, reduce spending, balance the budget, reform welfare, enact anti-crime legislation, and preserve medicare. In this campaign, Newt Gingrich is the candidate of a "peace through strength" foreign policy and supply-side economics to get Americans back to work. If you want a conservative reformer with bold solutions, Newt Gingrich is the candidate for you.