[Proudcongal]

Welfare reform, yes (on the third try). But Newt never balanced the budget. Besides, running on a “Glory of the Clinton Years” platform simply is not a winning strategy for the GOP candidate. Hillary already tried that four years ago.

You're giving Clinton way too much credit. Newt was speaker of the House and pushed Clinton to compromise. Do you really think a balanced budget and welfare reform would have occurred without Newt? Is there really anybody else that could have pressured Clinton like that? I doubt it.

[Hoodat]

A balanced budget did not occur either with or without Newt. Our national debt has increased each and every year since 1969. It was a lie when Clinton took credit for a budget surplus. Why isn’t it a lie when Gingrich does the same thing?