It's not about divorce. Reagan was divorce. It's a question of Newt being able to control his sexual urges. Why do you suppose he left the Congress?
For the good of the House and to preserve the Republican majority.
Also, see 176.
From what I recall, Newt resigned in 1998 after the Republicans, under his direction, lost a number of seats even though Newt had assured the GOP caucus that, if they went hard on the Lewinsky-Impeachment thing, the GOP would win seats.
Just like D. Hastert has now resigned over his inept election strategy.
Newt was right in principle, but the American electorate in general viewed the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal as a sexual thing, and not a lawbreaking moral crisis.
I certainly dont recall this big swell of outrage over Newt supposedly "not being able to control his urges."
Do you happen to have any link to a credible source, or is this a case of a Freeper getting brainwashed again by the mainstream media.