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...aren't more blacks checking in to Gingrich's Home for Wayward Democrats? Because some G.O.P. politicians have become so dependent on racially coded campaigning that it amounts to political substance abuse. These Republicans seem to believe that without a subtle infusion of bigotry, their core message will fall flat, even with angry white...
...time to kick the habit. Playing on racial fears may be a winning election strategy, but it is incompatible with Gingrich's stated dream of becoming a leader for all America. One can only hope Gingrich was sincere in his speech to Congress last week when he reached out to blacks. He said he had "seldom been more shaken" than when a member of the Black Caucus told him of visiting a first-grade class and realizing that 1 of 4 or 5 of the boys would either be dead or in jail within 15 years. He added...
Republicans may talk about political reform, but behind the scenes last week it was business as usual for the G.O.P. The day after Newt Gingrich took over as Speaker of the House, top fund raisers, working phones on Capitol Hill, attracted $5 million in pledges for a February gala -- a remarkable total for a party not in control of the White House. Businesses are snapping up the $15,000 tables at the gala, organized by cosmetics mogul GEORGETTE MOSBACHER. "Newt's got a message," says a fund raiser, "that corporate America loves...
...obscure figure to most Americans only a few months ago, Newt Gingrich of Georgia, sworn in as the 58th Speaker of the House on Wednesday, thus completed an extraordinarily rapid rise to power. His inaugural speech moved well beyond the harsh partisan message that brought him to power, and his first meeting with the newly circumscribed President was an elaborate exercise in conciliation and cooperation. But the House reforms that began, as he had promised, on Day One came swift and bold, and the orderly procession of the votes demonstrated the security of his hold on both the House...
With a history professor's sense of occasion, a futurist's grasp of possibilities and a politician's dexterity with symbols, Gingrich brought two gavels with him that day. The first -- a link to the past and a token of how long the G.O.P. had waited to regain power -- had belonged to Joseph Martin of Massachusetts, the last Republican Speaker, who relinquished it to the Democrats 40 years ago. The other, a jumbo mallet suggestive of Gingrich's power and willingness to use it, was donated by a fan. On opening day he favored...