Newt Gingrich: GOP’s consummate survivor is back on his feet

Postpolitics.com ^ | 10-31-2011 | Karen Tumulty

[kickonly88]

Anything but late for dinner.

[Pan_Yan]

Nice to see you again. I’m still waiting for you to show me some documentation that Gingrich’s signature legislation, NAFTA, was supported by conservatives and still is. You never got back to me on that one.

[TitansAFC]

Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Ann Coulter, Paul Ryan, Walter Williams, Michelle Bachmann, Eric Cantor, and Jim DeMint are among those who did and currently do support NAFTA and other free trade agreements. The National Review, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Times endorsed it and still support it.

It passed with Conservative majorities and Liberal opposition.

Do your own research. I’m not going to take any more time documenting known facts only to be inevitably unable to meet what will undoubtedly be your impossible threshold of proof.

Conservatives supported NAFTA and still do. Some don’t, I know (like me); but most do and did. That’s a simple fact.

[Pan_Yan]

Do your own research. I’m not going to take any more time documenting known facts only to be inevitably unable to meet what will undoubtedly be your impossible threshold of proof.

Ironic. I provided dozens of references; you provided none. You've never tested my threshold of proof because I've been presented with no sources, much less facts.

That's fine. I will research it because I like to check what I've been told, even if it means I was wrong. We know where each other stands and we'll just agree to disagree. Nice chatting with you.

[Kegger]

Nice to see you again. I’m still waiting for you to show me some documentation that Gingrich’s signature legislation, NAFTA, was supported by conservatives and still is. You never got back to me on that one.

Sources:
Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
The American Conservative Union

House of Representatives
ACU Percentage Ratings
		Vote Totals
	Favorable	AYE	141	NO	50
	Unfavorable	AYE	93	NO	150
			234		200
STATE	REP	NAFTA	ACU Rating for 1993
ALABAMA	CALLAHAN	AYE	96
	EVERETT	NO	96
	Browder	NO	52
	Bevill	NO	38
	Cramer	NO	38
	BACHUS	AYE	100
	Hilliard	NO	4
ALASKA	YOUNG, DON	NO	85
ARIZONA	Coppersmith	AYE	29
	Pastor	AYE	4
	STUMP	AYE	100
	KYL	AYE	96
	KOLBE	AYE	88
	English, K.	AYE	8
ARKANSAS	Lambert	AYE	25
	Thornton	AYE	30
	HUTCHINSON	AYE	100
	DICKEY	AYE	100
CALIFORNIA	Hamberg	NO	8
	HERGER	AYE	100
	Fazio	AYE	8
	DOOLITTLE	NO	100
	Matsui	AYE	8
	Woolsey	NO	4
	Miller	NO	8
	Pelosi	AYE	0
	Dellums	NO	4
	BAKER	AYE	96
	POMBO	NO	100
	Lantos	NO	9
	Stark	NO	4
	Eshoo	AYE	4
	Mineta	AYE	8
	Edwards, D	AYE	0
	Panetta		0
	Farr	AYE	7
	Condit	NO	50
	Lehman	AYE	17
	Dooley	AYE	25
	THOMAS, W.	AYE	78
	HUFFINGTON	AYE	79
	GALLEGLY	NO	96
	Beilenson	AYE	8
	MCKEON	AYE	100
	Berman	AYE	5
	MOORHEAD	AYE	100
	DREIER	AYE	96
	Waxman	NO	4
	Becerra	AYE	4
	Martinez	NO	13
	Dixon	NO	8
	Roybal-Allard	AYE	4
	Torres	AYE	0
	Waters	NO	4
	Harman	NO	17
	Tucker	NO	4
	HORN	AYE	63
	ROYCE	NO	96
	LEWIS, J.	AYE	88
	KIM	AYE	92
	Brown, G.	AYE	0
	CALVERT	AYE	96
	MCCANDLESS	AYE	96
	ROHRABACHER	AYE	92
	DORNAN	AYE	96
	COX	AYE	100
	PACKARD	AYE	96
	Schenk	NO	21
	Filner	NO	8
	CUNNINGHAM	AYE	100
	HUNTER	NO	100
COLORADO	Schroeder	AYE	13
	Skaggs	AYE	13
	MCINNIS	AYE	88
	ALLARD	AYE	96
	HEFLEY	AYE	100
	SCHAEFER	AYE	92
CONNECTICUT	Kennelly	NO	8
	Gejdenson	NO	8
	DeLauro	NO	4
	SHAYS	AYE	58
	FRANKS	AYE	92
	JOHNSON	AYE	65
DELAWARE	CASTLE	AYE	75
FLORIDA	Hutto	AYE	67
	Peterson	NO	25
	Brown	NO	4
	FOWLER	AYE	83
	Thurman	NO	17
	STEARNS	NO	96
	MICA	NO	96
	MCCOLLUM	AYE	96
	BILIRAKIS	NO	79
	YOUNG	AYE	88
	Gibbons	AYE	17
	CANADY	NO	100
	MILLER	AYE	88
	GOSS	AYE	92
	Bacchus, J.	AYE	25
	LEWIS, T.	AYE	100
	Meek	AYE	9
	ROS-LEHTINEN	NO	79
	Johnston	AYE	8
	Deutsch	NO	13
	DIAZ-BALART	NO	75
	SHAW	AYE	92
	Hastings	AYE	4
GEORGIA	KINGSTON	NO	100
	Bishop	NO	13
	COLLINS	NO	100
	LINDER	AYE	100
	Lewis	NO	0
	GINGRICH	AYE	96
	Darden	AYE	25
	Rowland	AYE	58
	Deal	AYE	61
	Johnson, D.	AYE	33
	McKinney	NO	0
HAWAII	Abercrombie	NO	4
	Mink	NO	4
IDAHO	LaRocco	NO	29
	CRAPO	NO	96
ILLINOIS	Rush	NO	0
	Reynolds	AYE	4
	Lipinski	NO	33
	Gutierrez	NO	4
	Rostenkowski	AYE	8
	HYDE	AYE	87
	Collins	NO	0
	CRANE	AYE	96
	Yates	NO	0
	PORTER	AYE	71
	Sangmeister	NO	25
	Costello	NO	29
	FAWELL	AYE	92
	HASTERT	AYE	100
	EWING	AYE	100
	MANZULLO	AYE	100
	Evans	NO	4
	MICHEL	AYE	96
	Poshard	NO	38
	Durbin	AYE	13
INDIANA	Visclosky	NO	17
	Sharp	NO	9
	Roemer	NO	38
	Long	NO	21
	BUYER	AYE	100
	BURTON	NO	100
	MYERS	NO	91
	McCloskey	NO	9
	Hamilton	AYE	29
	Jacobs	NO	25
IOWA	LEACH	AYE	55
	NUSSLE	AYE	83
	LIGHTFOOT	AYE	91
	Smith, N.	AYE	17
	GRANDY	AYE	79
KANSAS	ROBERTS	AYE	100
	Slattery	NO	25
	MEYERS	AYE	71
	Glickman	AYE	17
KENTUCKY	Barlow	NO	29
	Natcher	NO	17
	Mazzoli	AYE	25
	BUNNING	NO	100
	ROGERS	NO	83
	Baesler	AYE	39
LOUISIANA	LIVINGSTON	AYE	96
	Jefferson	AYE	4
	Tauzin	NO	78
	Fields	NO	4
	MCCRERY	AYE	92
	BAKER	AYE	100
	Hayes, J.	AYE	70
MAINE	Andrews, T.	NO	4
	SNOWE	NO	67
MARYLAND	GILCHREST	AYE	63
	BENTLEY	NO	88
	Cardin	AYE	4
	Wynn	NO	4
	Hoyer	AYE	17
	BARTLETT	NO	100
	Mfume	NO	4
	MORELLA	AYE	39
MASSACHUSETTS	Olver	NO	9
	Neal, R.	NO	9
	BLUTE	NO	75
	Frank	NO	4
	Meehan	AYE	17
	TORKILDSEN	AYE	75
	Markey	AYE	4
	Kennedy	AYE	4
	Moakley	NO	0
	Studds	AYE	5
MICHIGAN	Stupak	NO	17
	HOEKSTRA	AYE	88
	EHLERS		0
	CAMP	AYE	92
	Barcia	NO	42
	UPTON	AYE	67
	SMITH, N.	AYE	88
	Carr	NO	21
	Kildee		13
	Bonior	NO	9
	KNOLLENBERG	AYE	96
	Levin	NO	4
	Ford, W.	NO	4
	Conyers	NO	0
	Collins	NO	0
	Dingell	NO	10
MINNESOTA	Penny	AYE	29
	Minge	NO	26
	RAMSTAD	AYE	67
	Vento	NO	4
	Sabo	NO	0
	GRAMS	AYE	100
	Peterson	NO	38
	Oberstar	NO	22
MISSISSIPPI	Whitten	AYE	27
	Espy	NO	0
	Thompson	NO	6
	Montgomery	AYE	50
	Parker	AYE	67
	Taylor	NO	79
MISSOURI	Clay	NO	0
	TALENT	NO	96
	Gephardt	NO	8
	Skelton	AYE	43
	Wheat	NO	5
	Danner	NO	25
	HANCOCK	AYE	100
	EMERSON	AYE	100
	Volkmer	NO	29
MONTANA	Williams	NO	13
NEBRASKA	BEREUTER	AYE	88
	Hoagland	AYE	25
	BARRETT	AYE	92
NEVADA	Bilbray	NO	21
	VUCANOVICH	NO	100
NEW HAMPSHIRE	ZELIFF	AYE	92
	Swett	AYE	27
NEW JERSEY	Andrews	NO	25
	Hughes	NO	17
	SAXTON	NO	79
	SMITH	NO	71
	ROUKEMA	AYE	54
	Pallone	NO	13
	FRANKS	AYE	67
	Klein	NO	13
	Torricelli	NO	9
	Payne	NO	0
	GALLOW	AYE	79
	ZIMMER	AYE	71
	Menendez	NO	9
NEW MEXICO	SCHIFF	AYE	88
	SKEEN	AYE	87
	Richardson	AYE	17
NEW YORK	Hochbruechner	NO	13
	LAZIO	AYE	71
	KING	AYE	92
	LEVY	AYE	92
	Ackerman	NO	13
	Flake	AYE	5
	Manton	NO	17
	Nadler	NO	8
	Schumer	NO	9
	Towns	NO	5
	Owens	NO	0
	Velazquez	NO	0
	MOLINARI	AYE	71
	Maloney	NO	4
	Rangel	NO	0
	Serrano	NO	4
	Engel	NO	5
	Lowey	AYE	4
	FISH	AYE	61
	GILMAN	NO	46
	McNulty	NO	21
	SOLOMON	NO	96
	BOEHLERT	AYE	38
	MCHUGH	NO	83
	WALSH	NO	67
	Hinchey	NO	4
	PAXON	AYE	100
	Slaughter	NO	4
	LaFalce	NO	17
	QUINN	NO	83
	HOUGHTON	AYE	79
NORTH CAROLINA	Clayton	NO	0
	Valentine	AYE	48
	Lancaster	NO	46
	Price	AYE	9
	Neil	AYE	29
	COBLE	AYE	96
	Rose	AYE	8
	Hefner	AYE	13
	MCMILLAN	AYE	86
	BALLENGER	AYE	87
	TAYLOR	NO	100
	Watt	NO	0
NORTH DAKOTA	Pomeroy	NO	21
OHIO	Mann	AYE	39
	GRADISON	NO	100
	PORTMAN	AYE	94
	Hall	NO	19
	OXLEY	AYE	88
	GILLMOR	AYE	82
	Strickland	NO	17
	HOBSON	AYE	79
	BOEHNER	AYE	100
	Kaptur	NO	26
	HOKE	NO	83
	Stokes	NO	4
	KASICH	AYE	92
	Brown	NO	9
	Sawyer	AYE	9
	PRYCE	AYE	88
	REGULA	NO	71
	Traficant	NO	21
	Applegate	NO	33
	Fingerhut	NO	21
OKLAHOMA	INHOFE	NO	100
	Synar	AYE	9
	Brewster	AYE	63
	McCurdy	AYE	30
	ISTOOK	AYE	100
	English	AYE	65
OREGON	Furse	NO	4
	SMITH	AYE	100
	Wyden	AYE	4
	DeFazio	NO	13
	Kopetski	AYE	5
PENNSYLVANIA	Foglietta	NO	0
	Blackwell	NO	4
	Borski	NO	13
	Klink	NO	25
	CLINGER	AYE	80
	Holden	NO	38
	WELDON	NO	73
	GREENWOOD	AYE	83
	SHUSTER	NO	96
	MCDADE	AYE	74
	Kanjorski	NO	21
	Murtha	NO	22
	Margolies-Mezvinsky	NO	17
	Coyne	NO	4
	McHale	NO	25
	WALKER	AYE	100
	GEKAS	AYE	92
	SANTORUM	NO	70
	GOODLING	NO	87
	Murphy	NO	35
	RIDGE	AYE	78
RHODE ISLAND	MACHTLEY	AYE	58
	Reed	NO	9
SOUTH CAROLINA	RAVENEL	NO	88
	SPENCE	NO	96
	Derrick	NO	26
	INGLIS	NO	100
	Spratt	AYE	25
	Clyburn	NO	13
SOUTH DAKOTA	Johnson	NO	21
TENNESSEE	QUILLEN	AYE	95
	DUNCAN	AYE	92
	Lloyd	AYE	30
	Cooper	AYE	38
	Clement	AYE	29
	Gordon	AYE	21
	SUNDQUIST	AYE	100
	Tanner	AYE	50
	Ford	AYE	5
TEXAS	Chapman	AYE	25
	Wilson	NO	29
	JOHNSON, SAM	AYE	96
	Hall	NO	79
	Bryant	AYE	4
	BARTON	AYE	100
	ARCHER	AYE	100
	FIELDS	AYE	100
	Brooks	NO	17
	Pickle	AYE	9
	Edwards	AYE	33
	Geren	AYE	75
	Sarpalius	AYE	46
	Laughlin	AYE	52
	de la Garza	AYE	39
	Coleman	AYE	21
	Stenholm	AYE	78
	Washington	NO	5
	COMBEST	AYE	96
	Gonzalez	NO	8
	SMITH	AYE	96
	DELAY	AYE	100
	BONILLA	AYE	96
	Frost	AYE	21
	Andrews	AYE	25
	ARMEY	AYE	100
	Ortiz	AYE	39
	Tejeda	AYE	33
	Green	NO	13
	Johnson, Eddie	AYE	0
UTAH	HANSEN	AYE	96
	Shepherd	AYE	17
	Orton	NO	54
VERMONT	Sanders	NO	13
VIRGINIA	BATEMAN	AYE	92
	Pickett	AYE	50
	Scott	NO	8
	Sisisky	NO	42
	Payne	AYE	42
	GOODLATTE	AYE	96
	BLILEY	YES	100
	Moran	AYE	8
	Boucher	NO	13
	WOLF	AYE	92
	Byrne	NO	8
WASHINGTON	Cantwell	AYE	17
	Swift	AYE	4
	Unsoeld	NO	4
	Inslee	AYE	17
	Foley	AYE	0
	Dicks	AYE	13
	McDermott	AYE	4
	DUNN	AYE	91
	Kreidler	AYE	4
WEST VIRGINIA	Mollohan	NO	29
	Wise	NO	21
	Rahall	NO	30
WISCONSIN	Barca	NO	19
	KLUG	AYE	58
	GUNDERSON	AYE	83
	Kleczka	NO	13
	Barrett	NO	13
	PETRI	AYE	83
	Obey	NO	13
	ROTH	AYE	83
	SENSENBRENNER	AYE	92
WYOMING	THOMAS	AYE	87