Newt Gingrich: “I am going to talk this morning about the politics of self-destruction and the politics of self-deception. I am citing…”

“I am going to talk this morning about the politics of self-destruction and the politics of self-deception. I am citing, as my text, two articles in this morning's Washington Post, because today's Washington Post has two stories that will help Americans understand the bizarre and destructive world of Washington. On page 1, President Clinton is quoted in a Boston speech attacking the Republican Party for what he calls the politics of personal destruction, and quotes the President as saying that the Republicans have no proposals, no solutions, and are unwilling to cooperate. He goes on apparently to say no, no, no, eight times as a sign of Republican intransigence. Let me suggest if I might, Mr. President, that the speech in Boston is an exercise in the politics of self-destruction, and the politics of self-deception. Let me take those two independently. It was not Republicans who delivered subpoenas to the White House and to the Treasury. That was an independent counsel. It is not the Republicans who raised the question about Mr. Hubbell's law firm. That was the partners of the Rose law firm themselves. It is not Republicans who talk about Small Business Administration fraud. That is Judge David Hale in Little Rock. It is not Republicans who have raised question after question. That has been the New York Times, the Washington Post, the national networks, the Wall Street Journal.…”