Word: gingrichs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Meet Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), the second-highest ranking Republican in the House of Representatives. Yesterday morning, House Republicans elected him the new minority whip over Rep. Edward Madigan, a highly respected legislator from Illinois...
...surface the selection may seem puzzling. After all, Gingrich, who proclaimed in 1985 "I am now a famous person," commands little respect around the Capitol. However, the choice makes sense in the context of an emerging trend within the GOP. Republicans have abandoned the legislative process and shunned decent ethical standards; they have recently turned to destructive partisan confrontations in order to regain control of the Congress...
...Republicans cared about designing effective public policy, they would have selected Madigan, who was instrumental in the drafting of the massive 1985 Farm Bill. Gingrich, in contrast, could be the most incompetent legislator in Congress. Of the 26 pieces of legislation he has sponsored during his House tenure, only two have become law. Both of these were resolutions which had no practical effect...
...Gingrich has unsuccessfully sponsored such ridiculous legislation as a bill to abolish the Social Security System. He also proposed establishing a system of government in outer space...
...Congressman cannot even discuss the possibility of that kind of tax increase without being warned, "Remember what happened to Ullman." Last year, despite the 99% re- election rate, two powerful House Democrats were rejected by the voters. Such dramatic defeats are frightening to legislators, argues G.O.P. Congressman Newt Gingrich of Georgia, "even if they're statistically irrelevant. It's like fear of flying...