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...running, metaphorically, against her husband. She will never have his performance skills, an especially daunting deficit because the presidency is the office where the ability to lead and inspire is part of the job description. No one doubts Hillary Clinton's substance; even potential Republican opponents like Newt Gingrich and John McCain have praised her ability to understand tough issues and find the best answers. But if being smart about policy were the most important quality in a President, Al Gore would now be completing a successful second term...
...least one champion of the conservative movement seems to be taking his time, in part because he's betting that there will continue to be a void on the right. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he intends to wait until fall to decide whether to run for President. By then, "either one of these folks captures the ideas and captures the nomination, or they don't," Gingrich says, adding that a candidate with his name recognition and credibility with conservatives would still have time to catch up. Rushing into the race merely plays into the hands of the professional...
...Gingrich also notes that conservative activists are never entirely happy with their choices. "In an ideal world, they would find a new Ronald Reagan. They haven't found one," he says. "But remember, there were a lot of ideological conservatives who were unhappy with Reagan because he wasn't pure enough," having signed the nation's most liberal abortion law when he was Governor of California. And in the end, of course, elections give voters a choice among the people who are actually running, not the people they wish were running. As one G.O.P. official put it, "Nothing will rally...
...small ones, usually far beneath the radar of the general public. When Americans notice who the Speaker of the House is, it's usually because they've done something wrong - unless, like Tip O'Neill, they've been in office longer than any of the Presidents they served. Newt Gingrich's notoriety was a rare exception - and his steep fall from grace a cautionary example...
...named after the switch-wielding valet at fox hunts who keeps the hounds in line--Lott will keep his party disciplined and frustrate the Democrats with amendments and filibusters. "He understands the rules. He's a strong negotiator," says New Hampshire's Senator John Sununu. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he's "the smartest legislative politician I've ever met." Even Senator Ted Kennedy calls him a "worthy opponent...