Yes, when the government shut down due to a budget impasse, the MSM blamed it on Newt.
Certainly Newt did force the issue - he was willing to shut down the federal government rather than go along with democrat spending increases. For this reason alone there has never been a bigger set of conservative balls than Newt’s.
And you claim he is not a conservative.
There is a list going around FR of all the progressive positions Newt has taken. It is long, extensive and deeply troubling, and should give pause to any conservative.
What is Newt’s lifetime ACU rating? I tried to search for it and even went to conservative.org but so far I can’t find it.
Some people here have said 94%, others have said 90%. It’s a shame ACU doesn’t have a search function.