You have Bob Dole the Senate Majority leader and soon to be presidential candidate to blame for that. He was pushing Newt to end the shutdown and take a deal, any deal because Dole believed it was endangering his presidential aspirations that he was perceived as being equally involved in the shutdown.
The sad thing is that Clinton Whitehouse insiders have said that Clinton had decided to give Newt most of the cuts he was asking for and was drawing up the plan, when the Republican's blinked first. We might very well be in a much better financial situation today if Newt would have held out another week and got the serious cuts he wanted.
The other thing that is VERY DIFFERENT is that in 1995/96, the economy and debt of the US Government was no where near the disaster that it is today. I believe a majority of voters would approve of a Government shut down now, in spite of the predictable MSM's hysterics that will follow.
“The sad thing is that Clinton Whitehouse insiders have said that Clinton had decided to give Newt most of the cuts he was asking for and was drawing up the plan, when the Republican’s blinked first.”
Don’t interrupt the kapo-conservatives when they are trying to get us all in the showers in an orderly way.
Don’t waste your time, some people are so blind with their hate for Newt (why they hate him I don’t know) that they wouldn’t agree with him if he said water was wet.
It’s interesting how badly it reflects on their character verses his.
Ughh... I was not aware of that, but I do clearly remember smiling that we finally had Clinton on the ropes, and then feeling my jaw crash to the floor when Gingrich inexplicably caved.
The only people who care about "government shutdowns" are the moochers who vote Democrat anyway.
SHUT IT DOWN.