I always thought Elanor CLift was crazy. Well, here she is urging former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R) to run for President. As a Democrat...
The charges against Tom DeLay embody everything voters hate about Washington. Can the Dems turn it to their advantage?
It’s 1994 all over again—except the party in power has an R by its name. Whoever grabs hold of the reformist message could make history repeat itself. The Democrats are beginning to understand there is a greater opportunity here than dislodging DeLay. Next week Democrats Rahm Emanuel of Illinois and Marty Meehan of Massachusetts are introducing lobbying reform legislation that would. among other things, require every organization that pays for congressional travel to list publicly all their sources for money. “It’s been 10 years since we dealt with anything having to do with lobbying, and it’s clear we need lots more transparency,” Emanuel told NEWSWEEK.
But Democrats can’t pass anything in the House, and they have trouble getting media attention. What they need is a compelling personality to carry the message. The ultimate irony is that it could be Gingrich. Who better to run for president against the discredited Republican establishment?
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