Chris Ward: “the secret is out. This may not be England, but there is dissension in the family, and the Queen is not happy. The House…”

“the secret is out. This may not be England, but there is dissension in the family, and the Queen is not happy. The House Republicans are divided, and the gentleman from Texas cannot as easily as usual whip them into shape. Yesterday the vote on the final passage of the 1997 fiscal year budget was yanked, taken off the floor, because the Republican freshmen and the more conservative members of the majority party were not in line. It seems that the budget deficit will increase over the next 2 years under Speaker Gingrich's plan, not decrease. As my colleague, the gentleman from Texas said, we are backing away from what they started out to do in this Congress, something that may not be too smart in an election year: To try and cut the deficit. However, the crown jewel of the tax cut for the wealthy may be threatened. So let us see where the gentleman from Texas's priorities are and those of his royal family.”