Old rivals team up on health care campaign
HIL & NEWT, IT’S A HOOT!.
BY JAMES GORDON MEEK DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU
Thursday, May 12, 2005
WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Clinton joined with Republican ex-House Speaker Newt Gingrich yesterday to push health care reform - the most bizarre teaming since her husband became pals with the President he defeated.
Clinton (D-N.Y.) admitted it was an “odd mix” to appear publicly with the archconservative former GOP leader, who fought bitterly with former President Bill Clinton, but said they “have a lot in common” on the issue.
Each also is said to be eying a 2008 presidential bid. To some, their pairing means “the end is near, it’s a sign of the end times,” Hillary Clinton cracked. But the reality is, “I think it’s just a sign we can come together and solve a real problem for America.”
Rick Santorum, Mr. Bipartisan Compromise – and Mr. Pro Wrestling?
Santorum sought to portray himself as someone who worked with Democratic colleagues to get things done.
“But to get things done, you’ve got to work together.”
He continued: “I teamed up with Joe Lieberman to make college more affordable for low income families. And Barbara Boxer and I wrote a law protecting open space [Google: Open space generally refers to undeveloped land or water area].”
“I’m even working with Hillary Clinton to limit inappropriate material for children’s video games,” Santorum said as the wrestlers all stop for a moment, seemingly stunned, “because it makes more sense to wrestle with America’s problems than with each other. I’m Rick Santorum and I approved this message.”