Posted on 12/02/2011 11:47:37 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
...Since Gingrich had taken control in January 1995, Republicans in the House had held together. Focused on fulfilling the Contract with America, they passed a flurry of legislation, which kept them occupied — and their divisions concealed — for the first two years.
By July 1997, however, the contract was finished, and conservatives, particularly those elected in the Revolution of ’94, were growing frustrated with Gingrich’s leadership.
The speaker was disorganized. “He knew nothing about running meetings and nothing about driving an agenda,” DeLay writes in his memoir, No Retreat, No Surrender.
He was erratic. “On Monday, we would say we’re not going to give a $500 child tax credit to people who don’t have tax liabilities,” Graham tells National Review Online. “On Wednesday, he’d meet with President Clinton, and that position would change.”
“In May 1997 . . . Newt declared the GOP willing to separate tax cuts from other items in a balanced-budget deal that we were negotiating with Bill Clinton,” writes former speaker Denny Hastert (R., Ill.) in his memoir, Speaker. “That was news to us and represented a huge change in policy in less than twenty-four hours.”
He was hyperbolic. “He’d call something ‘the single most corrupt act in the history of Western civilization’ . . . always these Armageddon-type announcements,” says Rep. Pete King (R., N.Y.).
The congressman still remembers that fateful trip on Air Force One in November 1995, when Clinton made Gingrich sit in the back. Miffed, the speaker later asked the press, “You just wonder, where is their sense of manners? Where is their sense of courtesy?”
“I still think it’s the main reason we lost [the government-shutdown] debate,” King says.
“Before the government shutdown we thought Newt Gingrich was invincible,” writes Sen. Tom Coburn (R., Okla.) in his memoir, Breach of Trust. “After the shutdown, however, he was like a whipped dog who still barked, yet cowered, in Clinton’s presence.”...... Continued
Please read this 2 page OpEd.
Conservatives don't have to latch on to Newt Gingrich.
"Marry in haste, repent at leisure."
There is no perfect flawless candidate to latch on to.
Newt is a proven mover and shaker - and we need a president who will move in and shake up Washington just like he did as a long-term member of congress when he orchestrated the historic GOP majority and Contract With America.
No one else has any sort of track record that indicates they have actually done anything at all similar to ACCOMPLISHING a real SHAKE UP in D.C. with TANGIBLE CONSERVATIVE RESULTS!
All this happened back when Gov. Perry was a Democrat and backing Al Gore, right?
I just recalled this on another thread comments. Newt actually claims Clinton caved to him in that confrontation. His head is the 'biggest thing in the room'.
Putting Newt in front of a camera/mic is like handing your 5 year old a handgun unsupervised. No telling what direction the bullets will fly.
Notwithstanding, well said..I agree with you 100% and btw...where is Delay at today? do we really want to rely on his judgement?
I’m old enough to remember, what a creep Newt was, and probably still is. His treatment of former wives is really mean.
There’s Rick again with two wet thumbs doing a political wind check.
Rick will be last man standing.
What exactly does this story have to do with Perry? Nothing. If you are going to use the Perry ping list on stories that merely bash the other candidates, you can take me off.
The article cites many more than a comment by Delay.
The comments in the article only cite things that are generally known about Newt Gingrich.
Choose to ignore, ok, but it isn’t about Delay.
He says he cheated on her to save the country. Dont you love America?
:)
Right, let’s remember all his crappy stuff...and hold out for the white knight like the MSM said we should...so let’s dump Perry, Cain, Gingrich...let’s root for Santorum since he has such a chance...but wait, even he had some “moderate views” in PA. Let’s hold out for Palin! Ooh, no, there’s Romney still.
Sarc off.
No, he’s just taking a break from playing “swap”.
Good article... Wonder if Newt is not the progressives Plan “B”.. instead of their Plan “A” with Romney.. Cain was obviously just a diversion.. to eat up sound bytes..
Its being played quite successfully by the progressives..
The ONLY real conservative Michele Bachmann has been “ECLIPSED”..
These progressives are brilliant the game is being well played..
Although Nov. 2010 is forgotten a bit too easily..
Nov. 2012 will be the main event.. and the Tea Parties have BEEN GROWING... GROWING..
Polls have always been and ARE... mere Propaganda..
and Hastert? didnt he get into some trouble too? I remember Newt as Speaker and his accomplishments were great. As for the seat in the back of the plane it was rude and done to slight him. However, IF I were Newt..the further away from that bunch ..the better. Heck I would have sat in the rear john
Yes, apparently people have short memories.
You should see some of them swoon when Newt calls for a new government jobs program for inner city kids.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2815130/posts?page=124
I no longer have a candidate to support. I don’t like any of them really. I am hoping for a contested convention at this point.
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