Martin Hoke: “some Greek archaeologists recently announced that they may have discovered the tomb of Alexander the Great deep in the…”

“some Greek archaeologists recently announced that they may have discovered the tomb of Alexander the Great deep in the desert of Western Egypt. When they found the body, it had a laminated copy of the Contract With America in one hand and an ancient hole puncher in the other. I suppose the lesson is that the ideas of smaller government and lower taxes are timeless. However, they were not always such popular ideas in this institution or in this city. It took a revolution for them to take hold here. But take hold they have. And in just 28 days we have completely reformed the way Congress does business, passed a balanced budget amendment, passed an unfunded mandates bill, and we are about to pass a line item veto. We have done it in record time and passed every single one with significant bipartisan support. And this is just the beginning, Mr. Speaker. Have you heard of the new cable station called the History Channel? Well, C-SPAN is the real history channel. It is history in the making. So do not touch that dial.”