Thanks SO much for the info. Would love any links to more information, or book/article suggestions.
As I remember, once Newt left, the GOP turned RINO again, and things started to deteriorate.
Sounds like Newt’s basically an as*kicker and an Establishment buster, and he’s not always nice about it. This type of person will always make enemies of the peopele who just don’t want to work all that hard or come out of their comfort zone. Sounds like a tough teacher who everyone hates, but who you will always remember as the ONE who taught you the most.
You are right! In the late 90’s when Clinton was mired in scandal after scandal after scandal, the democrats never left him. I remember the media speculating when will the democrat congressional leaders climb into the black sedan and make that trip to Pennsylvania Ave. (as the GOP did to Nixon in ‘74). Never happened, and the the reprobate Clinton is today a well-respected, beloved statesman.
If the republicans had shown even an iota of the support for Gingrich that the democrats showed for the impeached reprobate, we would not have had the backslide that started in ‘99 after Newt’s departure and led over time to such disastrous leadership that we ended up with Nancy Pelosi as Speaker.
This article explains Newt’s showdown with the Bush Sr. administration over the “no new taxes” flap:
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20111227/NEWS0605/712279989&source=RSS
It’s interesting that he was still able to get elected Speaker even after this showdown with Bush and friends.