[Hoot Gibson]

As I do. You read too much into stuff. I just asked if it was another way of saying Clinton was the last President to balance the budget. Giving Clinton a little credit, that you didn't.

I have repeatedly given Clinton credit for being a pragmatic politician who had some major accomplishments because he worked with Republicans in Congress - but this thread is about Gingrich. I assume that people reading a political thread knows who was president when Gingrich was Speaker.

Obama should have taken a page out of Clinton's playbook and reached across the aisle to do something good for this country. He could also have used some lessons from Clinton about at least appearing to have a good work ethic. Clinton had many flaws but he never struck me as a lazy, incompetent executive. That is the image that Obama has created for himself.

Maybe Obama's fourth Chief of Staff in three years will be able to polish his image.