Apparently he is also paying close attention to the recent election trends. Newt Gingrich, who initially did not have high expectations for George W. Bush, who was far behind in the polls, seemed quite excited today.
After hugging Simon enthusiastically, the two walked to the court together. Gingrich couldn't wait to mention the news of the past two days: "Simon, I noticed the topic of abortion suddenly raised in the media, or, can I boldly assume that you … I mean, Westeros is happy with this?"
Simon took a club from Carmen Case, who was serving as a caddy himself, swung it and tried the feel, while saying: "This is a very dangerous assumption, Newt, in the political circle, you should understand , most news events happen quite accidentally, just like the Watergate scandal.”
The Democrats cannot admit it, and the Republicans, except for a few insiders, will firmly deny it to everyone else.
It's still a question of steps.
As for someone who definitely refused to get off the donkey, there was nothing Simon could do about it.
Newt Gingrich is a smart man and did not get to the bottom of things. After all, in the political circle, one thing everyone is best at and must be good at is telling lies with open eyes.
A person who cannot lie cannot be a qualified politician.
The topic turned to daily life. Gingrich specifically talked about watching "The Conjuring 4: The Dead" with his wife last night, and then praised the original "The Conjuring 3: Blood Moon".
Apparently he is quite certain about something.
Entering the stadium, except for Carmen, all the other entourages were sent away. Simon swung the tee shot and looked at the white dot flying far away. The topic turned to the right track: "Newt, you should understand that you are not part of the Bush family. Core."
Newt Gingrich served as a member of the House of Representatives for 20 years and played a decisive role in the Republican Party. However, this politician born in Georgia does not have much overlap with the Bush family. If it weren't for Simon's behind-the-scenes deal with the Bush family, it would have been impossible for the other party to obtain the position of Secretary of State, the first minister of the White House Cabinet.
Newt Gingrich certainly knew this. He hit a ball seriously and walked to the next batting point with Simon. He said at the same time: "Simon, George and I had a great time chatting with each other during the several contacts this year. I believe everyone will get along well in the future..."
At this point, Gingrich smiled and continued: "Besides, even if you can't fit into George's team, it doesn't matter. We are all in the same team, right?"
Gingrich's clear statement made Simon very satisfied.
Smiling tacitly, Simon said, "So, Newt, do you have your own plans for your future work direction?"
"I have thought about it a bit," Gingrich nodded: "The Secretary of State is in charge of foreign affairs. George's team, combined with their own interests, I believe they will definitely focus on the Middle East. If George can trust me, I will try my best to cooperate. . On the contrary, I will not intervene forcibly, but will focus mainly on East Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Africa, which are the peripheral areas in the eyes of most people in Washington. Simon, what do you think?"
Simon just thought that chatting with smart people would not take too much brain work.
By forcing a secretary of state to come online, Simon is not out of touch.
The federal Secretary of State is equivalent to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and is in charge of foreign affairs. However, at the same time, the Secretary of State is also the first minister of the President's cabinet. He controls the largest State Department department under the White House and has very wide powers.
After obtaining this authority, Simon's main goal is to use federal official power to cooperate with his various overseas layouts, not just economic layouts, to further expand the Westeros system on a global scale.
Compared with the corporate positioning of the Westeros system, the official status of the world's first and only superpower is both legitimate and more powerful.
On the other hand, following Simon's wealth growth path, the Westeros system's global expansion strategy is still to try not to touch the already formed interest pattern, such as Western Europe, to avoid unnecessary conflicts, but to open up new areas.
This also means that the main direction of the Westeros system's overseas expansion can only be various peripheral areas in the eyes of the Western mainstream.
The reason why Newt Gingrich hit the nail on the head must have been thinking about it in detail in private.
Simon didn't need to talk too much, and the two quickly entered into more detailed discussions.
According to Simon's plan, the first thing Gingrich will do after the change of office is to reorganize and strengthen the federal diplomatic ties with various peripheral countries.
Before that, especially in the decade after the end of the Cold War, when it became the world's largest hegemon, because it no longer needed to compete with the Soviet Union for global influence, the United States' foreign policy had always been biased towards contraction. For some small and inconspicuous countries, it even directly The embassy was closed.
As for the most peripheral areas such as Africa, except for the continued presence of large companies to plunder resources, many other things are ignored.
The historical Rwanda genocide actually occurred in this state of indifference. Otherwise, if the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union continues, neither side will let the tragedy happen for their own interests, or even for pure reputation considerations.
Simon wants to change this contraction.
Then, it is to promote the economic development of these regions through investment or assistance. In doing so, it is actually deeply tying the economies of all these regions to the United States.
In the past ten or twenty years, the United States had neither the motivation nor the strength to do this again, but it is still 2000, and everything in this country is at its peak. As long as the direction is determined, the resources that can be used are incredible.
On the other hand, when these marginal areas develop and possess certain economic strength, they can not only become markets for high-end federal goods, but also provide the United States with countless low-end industrial products and production raw materials.
Furthermore, because the business targets are mainly small countries, even if they achieve certain development, their strength is destined to be far from being able to compete with the United States. Coupled with the deep economic binding, these countries are destined to become economic vassals of the United States for a longer period of time.
All in all, a win-win situation to some extent, rather than a one-sided and continuous blood-sucking style, or even squeezing through war, is the key to maintaining federal hegemony for a longer period of time.
As the main driving force behind all this, the Westeros system will also become the biggest beneficiary.
The golf meeting between Simon and Gingrich started at nine o'clock in the morning and lasted for three hours. If there were no other arrangements at noon, Simon would have wanted to have lunch with the other party and continue to talk in more details.
However, what needs to be said has been revealed.
Newt Gingrich already has some tendencies. After Simon clarified more detailed ideas, he could only admire the rise of this super tycoon again not by accident. At the same time, he said that today's discussion would be compiled into a formal written plan as soon as possible. So that it can be implemented quickly after the change of office.