That is not true at all. You really don't know what you are talking about: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract_with_America It may not have all passed, but it was all voted on within the first 100 days, which the only thing the contract promised.
Congress does a (*)(*)(*)(*) poor job holding any of these criminal politicians accountable for their activities, criminal or unethical. 　 http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/uscongress/a/congress-reluctant-to-punish-its-own.htm 　 　 　Party has little to do with it.
Gingrich's finest hour as Speaker came when he rallied the entire Republican House Caucus behind the idea of eliminating the deficit within seven years.
good OP & thread ,,, Montra Although I can't agree about Perry , ( if he wants to spend the money , Perry is the only one with the money & staff for a national sustained campaign into next November 2012 ,,, a full year , and that's a lot of TV adds .. Having said that ,,, Obama would ream Perry good in a debate ,,, Gingrich is the only one on the podium that could take Obama on and win in a debate ,,, and truth to tell ,,, i believe that Obama would dread the debate with Newt ...
Who cares what was voted on that lost miserably? Does that prove your leadership, your vision? You are saying that all they promised America was a vote, not a change in direction? You are easily impressed.
From your article: "The speaker's office issued a statement noting that yesterday's dismissal of the last three charges means that 83 of the 84 ethics allegations filed by Democrats have been dropped." and, same article: "Ethics Committee Drops Last of 84 Charges Against Gingrich By Curt Anderson Associated Press Sunday, October 11, 1998; Page A13 The House ethics committee dropped the three remaining ethics charges against Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) yesterday, despite finding that Gingrich repeatedly violated one rule by using a political consultant to develop the Republican legislative agenda. The ethics panel decided to take no further action because there is no evidence that "Rule 45" violations are continuing in the speaker's office, a post Gingrich has held since 1995. Consultant Jeffrey Eisenach's work took place while Gingrich was the GOP minority whip in 1990-91. Gingrich was elected speaker after Republicans took control of the House. "The committee believes you have been adequately informed and cautioned on Rule 45 issues and anticipates full compliance in the future," said Rep. James V. Hansen (R-Utah), the panel's chairman, and Rep. Howard L. Berman (D-Calif.) in a letter to Gingrich. The committee decision came near the close of the House session as lawmakers hurried to clear languishing business and return to their districts to campaign for next month's election. Eisenach was a paid consultant to GOPAC, a Republican political group formerly chaired by Gingrich, according to the letter. Gingrich is paying $300,000 for the costs of an ethics committee investigation after admitting last year he made inaccurate statements during a lengthy probe into Democratic allegations that he misused tax-exempt donations. Gingrich denied the charges but submitted to a reprimand by the House. In a brief interview, Gingrich said he felt a "big sense of relief" now that the four-year investigation is over. "It ends a chapter. Let's go on to other things," he said. The speaker's office issued a statement noting that yesterday's dismissal of the last three charges means that 83 of the 84 ethics allegations filed by Democrats have been dropped. The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, as the ethics panel is formally known, also decided to defer to a federal judge's decision to dismiss an allegation that GOPAC improperly subsidized Gingrich's 1990 reelection campaign. U.S. District Judge Louis F. Oberdorfer in 1996 threw out a Federal Elections Commission lawsuit contending that GOPAC broke election laws by assisting federal candidates and not making its donor lists and spending reports public. The ethics panel was "persuaded by the court's findings" that the laws were not violated, Hansen and Berman wrote. "It appears to us that to the extent that GOPAC was exonerated by the court, you are by implication exonerated as well," they wrote to Gingrich. A third allegation that Gingrich benefited personally from $250,000 in GOPAC "Newt Support" and should have reported it as income for federal tax purposes was also dropped by the ethics committee for lack of evidence." So, what you're saying is the smear campaign never ends. And, I missed the part where your article said, "most ever".
If 84 isn't the record, then I am wrong. Do you have any evidence that proves otherwise?? 　 　 I know what the article said, there was evidence, and he was guilty of repeated violations, even though the charges were dropped. Obviously the courts were swayed as well, since the cancelled checks withdrawals and deposits proved illegal activities did occur. 　 　 Charges dropped doesn't mean he wasn't guilty, they just chose not to pursue the matter. There is a difference. I also posted a link showing that congress doesn't have a good record of going after the dirt bags among them. Most likely don't want to open that Pandora’s box and get themselves brought into the same unethical/illegal criminal activities. 　 　 What smear campaign? The guy is an unethical POS. He made his bed let him lie in it. It doesn't appear that even republicans care for him, since according to Fox News this morning he is considered one of the least likable candidates. Character matters even to republicans it appears. Well most republicans anyway. Must be the true conservatives that still confused and believe republicans are conservative. 　 　 If you want to vote for the POS by all means have at it. Says a lot about the character of anybody who still continues to defend the POS.
