Word: armey
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...battlefield. Last Tuesday evening, when a handful of conspirators met in the Capitol to plot against their Speaker, Gingrich could not help noticing where they had gathered--in a secluded suite of rooms one floor above his, the offices that belong to majority leader Dick Armey...
...Armey, having grumbled privately that he was shut out of a budget deal that abandoned conservative principles, took his complaints public and announced that he would not be bound by the agreement. When Armey was asked Tuesday whether he regards Gingrich as an effective leader, the Speaker's top lieutenant made for the exit, telling reporters; "Y'all have a good day now." In subsequent statements, Gingrich and Armey downplayed reports of a rift as misconstrued, but Republican sources say the relationship has become badly and possibly irreparably frayed...
...term trouble. This is politics," said Lindsey Graham, who organized the gripe session. John Kasich chimed in: "Do I believe there is some serious movement against Newt Gingrich? The answer is no." Despite the temporary calm, cracks in the GOP were widening. While meeting with reporters, Majority Leader Dick Armey sidestepped many opportunities to express his support for the Speaker. Asked point-blank, "Do you think the Speaker is doing an effective job?" Armey walked away, saying, "You all have a good day." For his own part, Gingrich blamed reporters for his problems, accusing them of exaggerating a non-issue...
...going to be up to us," Jeffrey insisted. "This is a man who said Susan Smith drowned her children because the Democrats had been in power too long. This is a man who said beach volleyball is what freedom is all about. Dick Armey or Tom DeLay just can't come up with stuff that juicy...
...Republican, calls Gingrich "the most powerful liberal in American politics." He doesn't mean that as a compliment. Once loyal House members have spent the winter complaining that the leadership has no strategy, little vision and few principles anymore. Senior members, including some of Gingrich's princes, like Dick Armey and Bill Paxon, have been spotted eyeing the throne and measuring the crown...