Word: newt
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...prissy about absolute fairness, to expect that Newt and his cohort would not reward followers and punish foes. On the other hand, by not demanding some sacrifice from his own supporters, Gingrich and his movement risk being seen as just another engine of interest-group politics, albeit a different set of interest groups. Bill Bennett, the former Education Secretary and maven of the Republican moralists, worries about this. "What's come across quite clearly is that we Republicans are smart and serious and that we are going to shrink the government. What hasn't come across...
...Gingrich vision of a brighter future is worth the risk of a radically new direction in American governance, then his call for shared sacrifice is justified. For Newt Gingrich to build something lasting from his pastiche of ideas, the majority of the country must buy in. His vision must offer something better for most people, not just the 40% of the electorate who identify themselves as Republicans. Therefore, it is important to look not only at Gingrich's words. What has he wrought? What does his record portend...
...promise a balanced budget in 2002, a signal accomplishment. Most important, the argument is settled about whether balance is desirable. Bill Clinton has signed on. But fiscal sanity is not the goal. Reducing the scope of the government is. So there is much more to do. How much, exactly? Newt Gingrich doesn't say. But his chief lieutenant, majority leader Dick Armey of Texas, says the proper goal is to cut the federal share of GDP in half, to 11% from its current share of 22%. That's revolutionary...
...increasing number of Americans, Newt Gingrich does not inspire confidence as the chosen leader to drive radicalized conservative ideals toward a new way of governing. In a new TIME/CNN poll of adult Americans, 60% of those surveyed said Gingrich is not "someone you can trust," and 49% said he is "scary." It may be that Gingrich will end up like Moses, the prophet who delivered his people to the promised land but was not allowed to join them there...
Placing his simple breakfast (a banana and an unbuttered bagel) on an end table in his Capitol Hill office, Newt Gingrich sat down with half a dozen TIME editors and correspondents early last Wednesday morning. During the ensuing 90 minutes, Gingrich reviewed his accomplishments and setbacks during his first year as Speaker and outlined where he hoped to take his revolution in 1996. Excerpts...