It's not quite the oxymoron we might think...
From Eleanor Clift
"Newt has recreated himself as a bipartisan reformer, running against the party he brought to power in 1994 and decrying the GOP's corruption with the same zeal he expressed against Democrats. Next to John McCain, who embodies the reform agenda and exposed Abramoff's bilking of Indian tribes in Senate hearings, Gingrich is the face of reform in Washington.
For Gingrich, this is personal. Among the coup-plotters was Tom DeLay. There's been bad blood between them for years. DeLay never bought into the reform agenda. The result of his disregard for the niceties separating money and politics means that it's taken the Republicans just 10 years in power to reach the same level of corruption it took the Democrats 40 years to achieve. Now it's Newt's turn to say 'I told you so.'"
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