Hey Newt! The same thing happened in 1994. Republicans were given a landslide victory. And what did you do with it?? YOU BECAME DEMOCRATS!!! You began confiscating and spending other peoples money in an attempt to purchase power, votes and perpetual re-election. So do us a favor Newt. STFU. As a hypocrite, it is the least you can do, especially over Memorial Day weekend.
Actually, I see things a little differently than many here. I thought the Republican congress did a good job dealling with Clinton after 1994. Without divided government, we never would have had the economy or budget surpluses that Clinton is so proud of. It was only after Bush was elected that the Republicans went really crazy spending money. In the absence of a single veto from Bush, I have to believe that they were doing exactly what he wanted them to do. It got even worse after the 2004 election....
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“So do us a favor Newt. STFU.”
OK, maybe things didn’t go nearly as well as we conservatives would have hoped in the aftermath of ‘94, but was that *all* Newt’s fault?
“So do us a favor Newt. STFU.”
Is *that* your strategy for the future?
This is simply not true about Newt. He gave up his seat just after the 1998 elections, and the GOP was still holding the line on spending, which is why the budget actually was balanced when Bush took office in 2001. That is when the GOP turned into big spenders.
Republicans were given the majority in the house because of Newt’s Contract With America and the reforms he initiated. Then the Clintonistas turned on him and started their campaign of personal destruction and he resigned. The Republicans didn’t run up a big debt, the Democrats did after they got rid of Newt and retook the House.