“Gotta admit that this turn of events with Newt coming along to rock the Rino boat again is kinda funny. :)”
Except that Newt is ON the RINO boat. That makes it a lot less funny, because he showed after his election to the Speakership that he’s one of them, not agin’ ‘em.
Newt gave us the contract with America and he managed to pass some of it while surrounded by rinos and with Clinton as President. He reformed welfare. Liberals screeched hate at him; it was “racist” to reform welfare. He helped turn back the left’s race and sex discrimination scheme against white males which was getting really bad at that point. He turned back massive taxation (wealth transfer) schemes that were in place. He defunded the race baiters and feminazis. He helped Reagan with his plan in defeating communism. He was one of the most effective reformers in Congress we have seen. The Rinos HATED him and still do.
At the time he came along, most had not even heard conservative ideas and voice. Newt stayed on the house floor after hours and spoke to an empty chamber with C-SPaN cameras rolling so people could tune in and they did. He influenced a lot of Americans away from socialism.
He’s not perfect. No one is. But it is wrong to name him a total loser.