I assume the ‘he’ is Dick Armee. He is just losing focus in the past few years. Hard to expect otherwise. Newt has too, but the rust seems to be powdering off of him. Some oil and some brushing up and he may be as battleworthy as ever, and with more cynical experience behind him. I believe in cynicism, as it is seldom found in error.
If you followed my conversation with Pelham you would see that I am generally positive with regard to both of them.
I lost track of Dick Armee after he left the House, but he turned up again as a major leader in the Tea Party with Freedom Works. He was a very good Congressman and has done excellent work for conservatism with Freedom Works.