Big Government Newt Gingrich Praised SEIU Head Andy Stern’s Forward-Looking Vision
WASHINGTON — In the time between his tenure as Speaker of the House and his candidacy for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, Newt Gingrich presented himself as a ideological bridge of sorts: someone who was eager to find policy twists that would gather the support of both parties. It is what spurred his advocacy for Medicare Part D and a watered down version of President Bush’s immigration reform plan.
It also produced a series of strange-bedfellows moments. The most famous of these was when Gingrich appeared with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in an ad campaign orchestrated by Al Gore to pressure Congress to fight climate change. Less discussed are the speeches Gingrich gave in the mid-2000s with then-Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) to promote centrist solutions to health care reform.
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