Newt Gingrich's political career actually started in the 60's, but I am going to spend more time on the events from the late 1980's onwards, because it affects us more. In 1994 on November eighth, there was a gigantic shift of power. For the first time in forty years, there was a Republican controlled Congress. In one year nine million more people voted for the Republicans across the country. Thus putting the first Republican majority in …showed first 75 words of 1931 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1931 total…country. But for the time being and the recent past, the Republican Congress and president Clinton (even though they don't agree) have done a good economical job of running the country. Even though he was thought of as a bomb throwing, antagonistic, egotistical maniac, he did something right, because the country is going very good right now. Copyright 1998 Public Broadcasting Service 1320 Braddock Place Alexandria, VA 22314 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/newt/newtchron.html