[okie01]

The big problem with the the Contract in ‘94 is that they had no follow through. It was a fine sounding plan, but then they did nothing and lost all the gains.

Whoa!

My recollection is that the GOP majority in the House did everything they promised to do.

They promised to reform the House rules. They did.

They promised to bring a number of legislative items to a vote. They did.

They didn't promise to pass every bill -- just bring it to a vote. But they actually passed every measure in the Contract -- save one. Term limits, which did come to a vote. But failed to pass -- rather narrowly, as I recall.

As it happened, much of this legislation failed to clear the Senate -- thanks to the filibuster rule and Tom Daschle.

Recall also that the GOP Senators were not signatory to the Contract with America -- only the House candidates.

I'd say that Gingrich and his crew did everything that could be reasonably expected of them. They hardly deserve the accusation that they "did nothing".

[discostu]

Coming to voter with boom and bluster and accomplishing nothing simply doesn’t impress me. And it apparently didn’t impress a lot of other voters given how quickly they lost the gains.

[skinkinthegrass]

My recollection is that the GOP majority in the House did
everything they promised to do.

Recall also that the GOP Senators were not signatory to the
Contract with America -- only the House candidates.

I'd say that Gingrich and his crew did everything
that could be reasonably expected of them.
They hardly deserve the accusation that they "did nothing".

ALL TRUE.
IIRC...(most of) the GOP Senate, did practically nothing.
..they sat on their hands.

BUMP