At a debate this week, Rick Santorum alluded to the House Bank, which once allowed lawmakers to make overdrafts on their personal checking accounts. Newt Gingrich made a number of such overdrafts, which nearly cost him his seat in a 1992 primary campaign. His opponent's attack ad was unpolished and not entirely accurate (overdrafts are different from bounced checks), but nevertheless caused Gingrich some damage.
