Gingrich, the former Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, has been working alongside the wife of former President Bill Clinton, now a Democratic senator from New York, on a number of WASHINGTON What do Newt Gingrich and Hillary Rodham Clinton want from each other? In the 1990s, these two rivals stood on nearly opposite ends of the political spectrum, with him leading the assault on the Clinton presidency and helping derail the ambitious health care plan she championed. But oddly enough, something has changed since then, and it has people talking. Gingrich, the former Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, has been working alongside the wife of former President Bill Clinton, now a Democratic senator from New York, on a number of issues, and even appeared with her at a press conference on Wednesday to promote - of all things - health care legislation.
Newt and Hillary did join forces on an issue they found some common ground on. That issue had to do with changing the current system that handles private medical records of American's from a cumbersome unsafe paper file system, to a more secure electronic record keeping system. Bush even mentioned this effort in his 2007 SOTU speech, as something positive for America's future.
One thing about Newt and healthcare that may have been overlooked by some folks. Newt supported Bush`s Medicare prescription drug program, as part of the comprehensive Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. The health savings account provision was a good move, but the rest is mostly social engineering, Republican style. Surprised Newt would support such drivel. But he did.
And when I have posted about that, nobody cares or I just get yelled at.