What we had as a leader ( Newt, remember him ? ), was a flame thrower, who caved quite a lot, had his own scandals, that enabled our enemies to ride him out on a rail, and a couple of wins; which were like two grains of sand in the Sahara.
Heck, the GOP Senators wouldn't even allow a full trial, after the Impeachment; let alone do ANYTHING about massive government growth.