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Listening to Newt
Eschaton —
Listening to Newt That's going to work out so well for Republicans.
Quote of Yesterday
The Reaction —
... regarding Bill Clinton's very right deficit reduction package. Gingrich is the GOP's role model today, which only insures their position as the party of yesterday.
The next Newt
Political Animal —
... lawmakers would turn to the former Speaker for guidance, especially now that the party is struggling so badly with message, direction, leadership, and public standing. Indeed, Gingrich led the fight against Clinton's economic policies -- he guaranteed they would lead to a recession -- which in retrospect only makes his judgment look even worse. But I guess ol' Newt must be awfully persuasive behind the scenes, because Republicans keep reaching out to him for advice. Satyam Khanna notes , for example, that it was Gingrich who helped drive GOP opposition to the first TARP ...
The Gingrich Doctrine and the 21st Century
Matthew Yglesias —
My colleague Satyam Khanna notes some of the broader context for the revelation that Representative Eric Cantor (R-VA) is explicitly modeling his tactics on Newt Gingrich’s obstructionism in 1993-94.
In Washington, coverage of politics is dominated by politics rather than the policy consequences of politics. Thus, because of the outcome of the 1994 elections, Gingrich’s 93-94 tactics are held to have been a great success. But it’s important to be clear—those tactics included lockstep opposition to a Clinton economic ...
Party like it’s 1992
Balloon Juice —
If you feel like you’re hearing more from Newt Gingrich these days, it may be more than just a bad case of tinnitus (via):
[Rep. Eric] Cantor said he had studied Mr. Gingrich’s years in power and had been in regular touch with him as he sought to help his party find the right tone and message. Indeed, one of Mr. Gingrich’s leading victories in unifying his caucus against Mr. Clinton’s package of tax increases to balance the budget in 1993 has been echoed in the events of the last few weeks. “I talk to Newt on a regular ...
Midday Open Thread
Daily Kos —
Hillary Clinton embarks on her first mission as Secretary of State. First stop? China. Newt Gingrich...obstructionist and GOP role model. David Alexrod and the White House are pushing back on executive pay limits in the stimulus package. On a positive note, Alexrod said President Obama would soon lift the ban on stem-cell research. Contrary to early reports, investigators are now reporting flight #3407 did not land nose first, but rather landed on it's belly, facing away from the ...
Does it always have to be about "winners" and "losers"?
The Reaction —
... in the wake of the 1993 Clinton economic stimulus plan, and much of the rhetoric is eerily similar to today's. Of course, that should come as no surprise, since the point of the compilation was in fact to point out that the 1993 rhetoric -- particularly on health care, which was still a live proposition at that time -- was itself eerily similar to Republican doom and disaster rhetoric during the debate on the original Social Security and Medicare legislation. Gingrich's obstructionism becomes role model for House GOP"# from Think Progress ...
