Romney Camp Attacks Newt Gingrich For Opposing George H. W. Bush’s Tax Increase

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  December 8th at 09:34 AM  | 

Let’s step into the Way Back Machine and go all the way back to 1990. That year, George H. W. Bush decided to break his “no new taxes” pledge. You remember, “Read my lips,” don’t you? Well, at the time Newt Gingrich was the Minority Whip of the United States House of Representatives. He was not the leader of the Republicans. He was the number | Read More »

Barack Obama’s George Bush Problem

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  August 9th at 04:46 AM  | 

Barack Obama has a George Bush problem. This is not a W problem, but an H. W. problem. Back in 1991, George H. W. Bush’s approval rating went up to between 89% and 91% in February of that year. He was on a high from winning the Iraq War. The Democrats were confounded and had no real answer to put up as an alternative. There | Read More »