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...surface the selection may seem puzzling. After all, Gingrich, who proclaimed in 1985 "I am now a famous person," commands little respect around the Capitol. However, the choice makes sense in the context of an emerging trend within the GOP. Republicans have abandoned the legislative process and shunned decent ethical standards; they have recently turned to destructive partisan confrontations in order to regain control of the Congress...
...Republicans cared about designing effective public policy, they would have selected Madigan, who was instrumental in the drafting of the massive 1985 Farm Bill. Gingrich, in contrast, could be the most incompetent legislator in Congress. Of the 26 pieces of legislation he has sponsored during his House tenure, only two have become law. Both of these were resolutions which had no practical effect...
...Gingrich has unsuccessfully sponsored such ridiculous legislation as a bill to abolish the Social Security System. He also proposed establishing a system of government in outer space...
These are strange charges for Gingrich to bring, given his own spotty literary past. In the 1970s, Gingrich received $13,000 to write a book which was never published. When questioned about where the money went, Gingrich responded he spent it to "do research in Europe...
...partnership amassed more than $100,000 to market another of Gingrich's books, Windows of Opportunity. Contributing members of this partnership "coincidentally" included several who benefitted from lucrative government contracts in Gingrich's district. Although Newt says he will respond to charges of impropriety in this case, he has already admitted that it is unusual that such large sums of money were raised to publicize a minor political book...