Newt Gingrich

Bret Stephens: 'No Excuses' for Liberals

"I make no excuses, I only wear them." Too bad the brand is long gone, since we're at yet another No Excuses moment in American politics. With the election of Barack Obama and huge Democratic majorities in Congress, liberals...

Lungren takes on latest Quixotic mission

Rep. Daniel Lungren (D-Calif) hopes to topple Rep. John Boehner for House Minority Leader Dan Lungren knows he doesn’t have much of a chance at ousting John A. Boehner as House minority leader. Still, two weeks after his party...

Why Ga. should be on GOP's mind

Why Ga. should be on GOP's mind By Don Campbell ATLANTA — As Republican strategists ponder the road to resurrection after their party's election debacle, I'd suggest they come to Atlanta to take a ride into the future, one that...

Catching Up With Another Big Group of House Freshmen -- the Class of '94 (CQPolitics.com)

CQPolitics.com - With two big groups of House freshmen on the Hill this week -- the ones just finishing their first term and the ones just elected -- it's a good time to look back to a time when a really big group of freshmen...

Gingrich: Gay and secular fascism wants to impose its will

Discussing actions by individual protesters of Proposition 8, Newt Gingrich stated: "I think there is a gay and secular fascism in this country that wants to impose its will on the rest of us, is prepared to use violence, to...

Imbalanced fear

Fear of "The Other" is always a driving force in politics, and as it is emotional, it operates independently of positions on issues. If you can get people to fear someone or some group, what they actually say or do...

This Day in History: November 18th

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 18, the 323rd day of 2008. In 1886, the 21st president of the United States, Chester A. Arthur, died in New York. In 1987, the congressional Iran-Contra committees issued their final report, saying...

Gingrich: Palin won't be "de facto leader" of GOP

Some conservatives are still enamored of Sarah Palin, and convinced that she's the future of the Republican Party. Apparently, Newt Gingrich isn't really a member of that group. During an appearance on "Face the Nation" on...

Remember Eliot Spitzer?

REMEMBER ELIOT SPITZER?.... We're all well aware of the former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's (D) sex scandal. We're also aware of the criminal investigation, his resignation, and the unmet promise as a potential political...

Newt on Sarah

In many ways the bookends of the Republican party MY COLLEAGUE is quite right that Newt Gingrich has a long period of reinvention still ahead of him. Many Americans still associate his first name with a slimy amphibian and his...

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