>> “Newt did do a good job 16 years ago. Contract With America did work” <<
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Bullshit!
The “contract with America” was nothing more than Newt’s attempt to jump on the bandwagon when it was glaringly clear that Clinton had infuriated enough people with Hillary Care that there was going to be a landslide in congress.
More importantly, it failed badly. We still have the Education department, the EPA, NPR, the UN, and tons more crap that a success would have obliterated.
Newt had no desire to accomplish any of the above, but one thing he had wanted to do for years was to knock real conservative Bob Dornan out of congress, and he did that, by supporting Loretta Sanchez on the sly.
F Newt.
Ok. You might be right. I’m not a Newt supporter.
At the time, though, it was perceived that Newt did come up with the CWA, and the CWA was at the time credited with the success of the Republicans in 94. People might be wrong about that.
But it’s believed to be true by many, even Conservatives who aren’t paying close attention. Romney has done nothing, Gingrich did Contract With America.