Pete du Pont

Has President Bush exceeded his constitutional authority or acted illegally in authorizing wiretaps without a warrant? Benjamin Franklin would not have thought so. ↗

— Pete du Pont

#authority #authorizing #benjamin #benjamin franklin #bush

Everyone matures. When I was Newt's age, I thought I had the right answer to things. The baby-boomers as political leaders are still on trial by the American people. ↗

— Pete du Pont

#american #american people #answer #everyone #had

Franklin Roosevelt was a great leader. He saw how to use the levers of power to affect change. ↗

— Pete du Pont

#change #franklin #franklin roosevelt #great #how

If we had known that one of those terrorist attacks was coming, could our government have electronically eavesdropped on the attackers without a warrant? ↗

— Pete du Pont

#attacks #coming #could #electronically #government

If you're going to try to win an election, you can't be 80 percent. You can't say, I'm for what my Democratic opponent is, for but not quite so much of it. ↗

— Pete du Pont

#election #going #i #much #opponent

Moderates shouldn't be nervous about Newt because he has a vision, he's laid it forward. He's fundamentally leading us in the way that middle class Americans want to go. ↗

— Pete du Pont

#because #class #forward #fundamentally #go

Newt changed the frame of reference of all of our candidates. That's why we won so big in 1994. ↗

— Pete du Pont

#candidates #changed #frame #newt #our

Newt correctly assumes that the American public is beginning to look down the road and at least distinguish the landmarks on either side and know where it wants go. We have a chance to lead it there. ↗

— Pete du Pont

#american public #assumes #beginning #chance #correctly

Newt Gingrich's job to capture the Congress was to give Republican candidates an edge and a distinction from their Democratic opponent. That required a very high profile, some very strong language. ↗

— Pete du Pont

#capture #congress #democratic #distinction #edge

Newt has two transitions behind him. First he had to capture control of the House. He had to get the Republican budget through. He had to get the Contract With America through. He has done that. ↗

— Pete du Pont

#behind #budget #capture #contract #control