Posted on 04/17/2010 2:41:42 PM PDT by EveningStar
With a Democratic president’s approval ratings on decline and a loud right-wing opposition, many pundits are harking back to the Clinton days when then-Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich signed a Contract with America that got Republicans a 60-seat gain in Congress. Pat Buchanan joins them, but only to bash the Contract as “one of the most overrated things in politics.”
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Oh God... I agree with Pat Buchanan.
I think the world is ending. Seriously, “silly” is exactly what I would call it. PR stunt at best.
Seriously.
PAT’S OFF HIS MEDS! < /S >
The contract was brilliant. The subsequent betrayal, not so much.
That’s exactly what I think of Pat Buchanan.
Pat’s suffering from media attention deficit syndrome.
Hey Pat...you’re overrated!
You ridiculous MSNBC A$$HAT!
There is a reason why the most liberal TV network chose him as their ‘token’ Conservative(so-called).
My God, are all the loons out? Is there a full moon?
I know we’re living in the Twilight Zone, but get real.
What has Pat Buchanan ever done for the American people?
Nothing.
He is taking shots at folks who did do something. Now, I may not agree with everything Newt Gingrich has done since leaving Congress, but Newt has been far more pro-active and consistent in his actions and statements than Buchanan ever has in his lifetime.
With the “contract” the Repubs swept congress, and then proceeded to force Clinton to enact their agenda. He was reduced to claiming credit for signing bills after they beat the snot out of him and made him sign them.
To this day he still takes credit for their agenda. What else has he got?
The one thing that would have counted for something, term limits, didn’t happen. It was an anti-Toon vote all the way.
You know, it worked. It stopped BJ Clinton’s agenda dead in it’s tracks.
But I guess that’s “silly” to Buchanan.
Buchanan’s campaign for president as the Reform Party candidate was one of the silliest things that ever happened in American politics.
The contract said they would bring ten items up for a vote in the House. They did so with nine of them (term limits being the exception).
So the contract was kept (for the most part), but the philosophy was certainly betrayed after the GOP got comfortable in Washington.
Leni
They did bring up term limits, but it was voted down. I believe they needed 2/3 for that one.
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