Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich poses the following question in his latest Human Events column: “Will President Obama face the facts?” 

Three weeks ago, the White House promised America a government-spending-fueled ?recovery summer.?   What we?ve seen thus far, however, is big government?s true, destructive impact on the natural resiliency of the American economy:  By spending too much, growing government too fast, and threatening to raise taxes, President Obama and the left-wing Democratic leadership in Congress have created a climate of fear and uncertainty amongst job creators that has decisively hurt the economy, not helped it.