To many people, history is what has happened in the past few years or weeks.  Regrettably,  the American public is woefully ignorant of what has transpired in the past.  Thus they can be easily influenced by those willing to demagogue or skew the facts to serve their political ambitions or biases.  The truth about what happened nearly twenty or fifteen years ago is unknown to far too many potential voters. The recent tidal wave of criticism, re-hashing, and exaggerating Newt Gingrich's "baggage" and positions, mostly by Republican pundits and politicians, is a case in point.  However, the reality of what happened in the 1980's and 90's has been lost amid the vitriol.  While Newt Gingrich may not be the ideal candidate and he may not ultimately win the nomination, the facts deserve to be told.  In a column by Tony Blankley, who served as Newt's press secretary while he was Speaker of the House, the reality of those years has been revealed. In...(Read Full Post)