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FreedomWorks Tea Party Leader Dick Armey on the outlook for the Republican Party Presidential ticket in 2012
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His critics call John Boehner the worst speaker sense Newt Gingrich.
Our next guest believes the House of Representatives is where the real action lies.
Not the watered down presidential race he's Dick Armey the former house majority leader.
The founder of freedom works and he joins us now congressman army it's a pleasure welcome here.
Well what did you think last summer.
When John Boehner and the Republican leadership in the house compromised with the president.
And with the Democrats in the senate and let the president drive the government 2.4 trillion dollars more into debt.
Well I know I saw I saw the same process.
When they try to -- -- -- John -- needed to stay in touch with his own members.
And the clear answer to the president on that -- trying to drive that is I can't get my members to vote for us.
And we can't pass we got a new majority.
We can't pass a legislative outcome.
With a majority of Democrats horrible what what is it -- Republicans like John Boehner and Newt Gingrich who want to compromise.
With Democrats in the White House and Democrats in this and it's.
-- you know first volume remember John raiders got a tough situation -- didn't have such a bad situation.
Because we had a mutual Republican House and senate.
But -- job he's got a job growth wholly irresponsible Democrat majority in the senate is no place to get to an outcome.
There is an awful lot of action that's done that alleged -- lateral level that's driven by fear I always that I remember that.
We had a group that are called a please mr.
Custer I don't wanna go -- and where the red letter day there are always afraid of we don't come to some kind of agreement get something -- people get upset -- -- and that drives a speakers over the speakers and a bad situation.
Next year.
If -- everything we're doing is successful John Boehner will have a Republican majority in both -- house of the senate.
And at least a Republican president if not a conservative for an art when you when you say we you're referring to freedom works which -- -- if I'm wrong.
Is an umbrella organization.
Over and and they motive greater of many of the tea parties around the country.
Well I would say that we are are good partner will not most of the Tea Party the Tea Party movement is so authentic.
And so local.
That anybody says -- in charge of it is just being -- OK you said earlier -- but we have a good working relationship with with the groups from all over the country.
You said earlier today on FOX & Friends on Fox News Channel and we -- the clip a few moments ago when when teasing your presence on the show now that you regret the fact that there is no.
That that the Republican presidential candidate nomination season is not likely to produce a strong committed small government candidate.
It if Ron Paul were to get the nomination.
He would be in that category and you don't think he's gonna get it you don't think the others are small government.
No.
Well there are -- reports -- first of all.
I don't believe anybody that's on the field today he is capable of and in this process with 51%.
The delegates.
Because of the structure that we have now.
Secondly.
It's certainly not going to be Ron Paul.
If anyone -- the other three got 51% of the delegates Ron Paul and have no place or -- Boyd said that convention OK but the fact is.
At that convention with nobody having 51%.
We have a chance to broker some outcome that will be more.
Which -- say are or more.
And -- -- yeah agreeable cut through the small government -- last question Newt Gingrich says the greatest president Twain center was FDR.
What kind of Republican CE.
A misguided -- thought I mean obviously.
The greatest president of the twentieth century was not FDR -- in the -- fact matters you shut this country honors.
Our motion.
That was perfectly aware of what about bothers -- -- progresses before him right Woodrow Wilson and others wanted to goal.
He's an inspiration to both Barack Obama I'm sorry -- she knew would say those have have you intends to get.
You he yeah I think he's likes to demonstrate his.
Credentials as a historian have you endorsed anybody in this capital -- you not you know my line is an endorsement is comprised of mirrored -- -- -- a gift to be given former majority leader Texas congressman Dick -- from freedom -- thank you very much for joining us.
Just because the.
