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Future House SpeakerNewt Gingrichtoday spelled out what could turn out to be a mantra in his dealings with the Clinton administration: "Cooperation yes, compromise no." In his first speech since Election Day, Gingrich warned that fundamental elements of his Contract with America were non-negotiable: stiffer criminal penalties, tax cuts, the balanced budget amendment, and a line item veto. But he said he'd cooperate with President Clinton -- provided he agreed with his policies. Gingrich reserved his harshest words for anti-poverty programs. "They ruined the poor," he said. "They created a culture of poverty and a culture of violence...
...programs of the President and the Governor. U.S. Rep. Jack Brooks (D-Tex.), chair of the House Judiciary Committee and a Clinton ally in the drafting of the Crime Bill, lost his seat too. Brooks was criticized earlier in the year on national television by Republican standard bearer Gingrich for adding "pork" to the bill...
...efforts on economic growth, world trade, education and crime but allowed that Americans want "smaller government" and "still don't like what they see when they watch us working here" in Washington. But the president drew the line at pledging cooperation with House Speaker-in-waiting Newt Gingrich's Reaganite Contract with America: "I will do all in my power to keep anyone from jeopardizing our economic record by taking us back to the policies that failed us before."Post your opinion to theWashingtonbulletin board
...lifetimes. "Not since 1952 have Republicans controlled the United States Congress," crowed Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas. "That's when Eisenhower was elected president, the Dodgers were still in Brooklyn, and a postage stamp cost 3 cents." Expect Republicans to pursue a Reaganite agenda through the decade, with Speaker Gingrich aggressively pushing his Contract for America.TIME political writerLaurence I. Barrettsays the "election comes as close as we've come to a realigning election." The next few days will have a conciliatory tone -- however, expect vicious, bloody fights after Congress gets down to business, he says. "After we get through this...
...Republicans to "show right out of the box that they are different" says TIME's Tumulty. First up, predicts Tumulty, expect nothing less than enactment of an amendment to the Constitutional amendment forcing a balanced budget -- a move which does not require presidential signature. Second, Tumulty says Speaker Newt Gingrich will do what he's promised to do for a long time -- cut each House member's staff by a third.Clinton's personal cause -- healthcare -- is on the back burner for now. "The administration has no choice but to come in with a drastically scaled back plan...