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6-7-06 The Democrats lost in San Diego last night in a special election many
thought they would win. After all, the race was to fill a seat left vacant
by a Republican congressman who had to resign when he pled guilty of
corruption. President Bush's approval rating in a California Field Poll
this week is around 28% percent (the lowest in that poll's history since
just before President Nixon resigned in 1974). And in the first round of
voting, the Democrat, Francine Busby got 44% of the vote and the
Republican Brian Bilbray, a former congressman, led a big field of
Republicans with only 15% of the vote.
There is no attack on
American culture more deadly and more historically dishonest than the
secular Left’s unending war against God in America’s public life. The
decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to rule unconstitutional
the phrase “one nation under God” was the final straw. A court that
would destroy a Pledge of Allegiance adopted by the Congress, signed by
the president (Eisenhower), and supported by 91 percent of the American
people1 is a court that is clearly out of step with an America that
understands that our rights come from God, which is why no government—or
court—can justly take them away from us.
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About Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich is
well-known as the architect of the “Contract
with America” that led the Republican Party to victory in 1994 by
capturing the majority in the U.S. House for the first time in forty
years. After he was elected Speaker, he disrupted the status quo by
moving power out of
Washington and back to the American people. Under his
leadership, Congress passed welfare reform, passed the first balanced
budget in a generation, and passed the first tax cut in sixteen years.
In addition, the Congress restored funding to strengthen our defense and
intelligence capabilities, an action later lauded by the bipartisan 9/11
Commission.
But there is a lot more
to Newt Gingrich than these remarkable achievements. As an author, Newt
has published nine books including the best sellers, Contract
with America and To
Renew America and his most recent book,
Winning the Future: A 21st Century Contract with America. In June
2005,
Never Call Retreat concluded Newt's series of active history studies
in the lessons of warfare based on a fictional account of the Battle of
Gettysburg and its aftermath. And in Saving
Lives & Saving Money, Newt demonstrates how to transform health and
healthcare into a 21st century system.
In his post-Speaker
role, Newt has become one of the most highly sought-after
public speakers,
accepting invitations to speak before some of the most prestigious
organizations in the world. Because of his own unquenchable thirst for
knowledge, Newt is able to share unique and unparalleled insights on a
wide range of topics. His audiences find him to be not only an
educational but also an inspirational speaker.
Widely recognized for
his commitment to a better system of health for all Americans, his
leadership helped save Medicare from bankruptcy, prompted FDA reform to
help the seriously ill and initiated a new focus on research,
prevention, and wellness. His contributions have been so great that the
American Diabetes Association awarded him their highest non-medical
award and the March of Dimes named him their 1995 Citizen of the Year.
Today he serves as a Board Member of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.
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