You claim you have no interest in historical facts, but in case you change your mind, here are a few.
1995 Republican majority: 230/204
1999 Republcian majority: 223/211
U.S. Budget, 1995: Taxes: $1351.9 Spending: $1515.9
U.S. Budget, 1999: Taxes: $1827.6 Spending: $1702.0
So during Gingrich’s term as Speaker of the House, we lost 7 seats, taxes went up almost $500 billion, Spending went up almost $200 billion, and we lost the “ethics” issue.
There was also the disastrous handling of the “government shutdown” fight in 1995, which can be laid squarely at Newt’s feet. If Boehner pulled a stunt like that, we’d all be attacking him as a pitiful RINO.
You can place your sanctimonious opinions on a pedestal next to that of God, while talking crap against a solid conservative like Cheney, but in your crazy talk against Gingrich I noticed you left out the year 1994.
The fact is, in the 1994 campaign season Gingrich came up with a Contract with America. In the November 1994 elections, Republicans gained 54 seats and took control of the House for the first time since 1954.
That is what Cheney was referring to. There are some things that can be said against Gingrich, but let me be clear - your crazy postings against men like Cheney and Gingrich on FR is not going to change history.
I know you might be busy conferring with God about history for the rest of us - but you might want to learn a little bit about these numbers and the balanced budget Gingrich achieved:
May 1997, Gingrich reached a compromise with the Democrats and President Clinton on the federal budget. The plan included a total of $152 billion in Republican sponsored tax cuts over five years. President Clinton signed the budget legislation in August 1997.
In early 1998, with the economy performing better than expected, increased tax revenues helped reduce the federal budget deficit to below $25 billion. Gingrich then called upon President Clinton to submit a balanced budget for 1999—three years ahead of schedule—which Clinton did, making it the first time the federal budget had been balanced since 1969.