Newt Gingrich As A For-Profit Entity

By Kleinheider Posted on June 16, 2008 at 8:00 am

Congressman Zach Wamp takes aim at the architect of the revolution that brought him to Congress:

As a sign of the potential GOP difficulties, the party lost three special elections for House seats in normally reliably Republican districts: one in Illinois, one in Louisiana and one in Mississippi.

The losses prompted former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to offer a scathing critique of the Republican Party in an open letter last month, saying if the party fails to “chart a bold course of real reform,” it “could face a catastrophic election this fall.”

The criticism from the Georgia Republican, who flirted with a presidential run this year, was welcomed by some House GOP members but rankled others.

“I think Speaker Gingrich is obviously very bright and I agree with a lot of what he says, but I also look at him now as a for-profit entity,” Rep. Zach Wamp, R-Tenn., said. “He’s not so much looking out for Republicans’ interests as he is looking after his own best interests.”

Rep. Wamp acknowledged that his party is facing an uphill challenge this fall and must return to its core principles of reducing government waste and lowering taxes that helped sweep the Republicans into power in 1994.

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