Exactly, so much for the failed Newtonian “Contract with America” — could not even get rid of the least important little nothing of those many things done by the Feds that are not enumerated in the US Constitution.
They could not even get a symbolic victory while holding both houses of Congress.
The Repukes are always big on rhetoric, but small on results.
Unfortunately, Newt’s Contract took effect the same year Bill Clinton became president. While Newt did take up each item in the contract and bring it up for a vote (which is what he promised) he didn’t have the juice to overcome the Clinton admin, the usual rinos, and the democrat caucus, so much of it was blocked.
I give Newt a lot of credit because in addition to bringing a GOP majority for the first time in decades at least he made the effort to do something, unlike his various successors. People who expect everything to be done overnight were of course disappointed.