NEWT: Now's the time, America

Newt Gingrich moved to the front and Washington went into a shiver of fear. Not just Democrats but Republicans too. After all it wasn't just Democrats that formed the congressional pay so that they get a pay raise annually by just doing nothing. It was both sides of the aisle that did away with the balanced budget amendment and which side spoke up to stop the judicial branch from taking prayer out of the schools and the 10 commandments off the court house lawns? Oh, that's right, neither ONE!

They all fear Newt because Newt will point his finger at the cause of the problem not the party. Remember, Newt gave us the balanced budget amendment in his contract with America and he'll bring it back. That has the spenders in Washington squirming!

We are about to see if the spenders have control of the Republican Party and if so, how they keep Newt off the November ballot if he keeps winning these debates. Oh, don't worry they will keep him off! I'm just wondering how!

DAVID E. SHERIDAN

Coeur d'Alene