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...Slate magazine that on June 30, 1993, he was going to "articulate the vision of civilizing humanity" and, when that was done, "define, plan and begin to organize the movement...to help people...pursue happiness." A "transformational figure" doesn't just kick back. His off-time to-do list included "diet, exercise and recreational renewal with [wife] Marianne...
Everyone Gingrich called for support had a list. His original conservative allies said push impeachment to the wall, cut $100 billion in taxes, schedule an antiabortion vote, cut the International Monetary Fund loose. Moderates were seeking assurances that none of those moves would ever take place. "We are dealing with utter chaos," said an aide...
...furniture in the House in ways that will affect every Speaker who follows him: gone are the dynastic committee chairs, who could foil any zealous Speaker's plans; Gingrich scrapped the seniority system and installed his own disciples, some of whom were three and four names down on the list. He abolished other committees and 25 subcommittees and sliced their staffs so that power would devolve to the king, not the vassals...
Displays like that make some insiders fret about whether he's got the equanimity for the job. Before announcing his challenge for Gingrich's post, Livingston submitted a preposterous 16-point list of demands to Gingrich that would have stripped the Speaker of virtually all his authority. The bottom of the last page read ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO WITHOUT EXCEPTION above a line for Newt's signature. A few hours later he called Gingrich to tell him to ignore it. Anti-Livingston campaigners plan to use the letter's arrogance as proof that his hotheadedness goes beyond momentary flare...
Hyde meanwhile sent the White House a list of 81 questions, asking that the President confirm or deny specific findings in Starr's report. Some of the "requests for admission" ask whether he lied in his deposition in the Paula Jones case or in his testimony before Starr's grand jury. White House lawyers say they are working on quick replies, but don't expect them to send any that admit to outright perjury or obstruction of justice. The Republican strategy, cooked up before the election, seemed to be that eliciting denials from the White House on some issues would...