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...until last Monday, the day Clinton had set as the deadline for congressional approval, did the White House acknowledge that it would have to go it alone. ``The Administration relied on [House Speaker] Newt Gingrich's saying he was for it,'' says a Democratic congressional leader, ``and they relied on him for everything after that.'' But when neither Gingrich nor anyone else could deliver, Clinton, Rubin and Panetta huddled in Panetta's White House office at 11:30 p.m. to complete work on the executive action. Clinton arrived from a dinner of the National Governors Association still dressed...
...make her a much more attractive target than gray leaders of industries who hold forth on things they know nothing about. But that's not enough to explain why she has become such a lightning rod for criticism. Why is it that Arnold Schwarzenegger can hang out with Newt Gingrich and not take any hits? What Streisand is a victim of is her clout as the virtual ATM of Democratic politics. By simply and literally opening her mouth, she raised $1.5 million in one evening for six congressional candidates in 1986 (five won) and $1 million for Clinton in September...
Some politicians are in touch with the people, and some are not. However, a hyperdemocracy is more of a good thing than a bad thing. The architects of the U.S. government wanted it to be of the people, by the people and for the people. Politicians like Newt Gingrich are trying to expand the involvement of the people in the process. If you close the government off, all you will get is social discord, and members of Congress who are isolated will receive a one-way ticket back to their home districts...
...Newt Gingrich, poet laureate of the Yahoos, wants to stop federal funding for Public Broadcasting Services [Television, Jan. 23]. He calls public television a ``sandbox for the rich''--as if Big Bird were watched only by the kids of millionaires. PBS takes only a tiny fraction of the national budget, but this crude man would rather spend money on pet projects like Star Wars...
...name to add to its honor roll of former guests, which includes Bill Clinton, Jack Kemp, Ann Richards, Nobel Winner Rigoberta Menchu and yes, even Newt Gingrich Now they can pencil in Barbra Streisand. Unfortunately, she's rain on the IOP's parade of consistent cutting-edge political relevance...