Newt Gingrich, another republikkkan pig who wants to be president

Upon assuming the role of Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of Newt Gingrich's first proposals was to resurrect the notion of using orphanages as a response to the problems of child poverty and maltreatment. Since then, the debate surrounding orphanages' reemergence as a policy option raises questions about the motives for the proposal's revival as well as its feasibility. Examination of the history of orphanages reveals that Gingrich and his supporters must not only disprove the criticism by professionals concerned about the impact of institutionalization of children, but also the feasibility problems presented by the population's treatment needs and the extraordinary cost of institutional maintenance.
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