There is an old saying, "Never insult the alligator before you cross the stream." IMO this was Newt's biggest downfall. He felt like he had to insult everybody before the battle began. How well did his strategy work? He lost everytime he went up against Bill Clinton, who acted publicly like he was above all the bickering, while Newt himself looked angry, mean and petty.
A wiser strategy is to be publicly agreeable, while working feverish behind the scenes to promote your agenda and kill the Dems. [kill the Dems' agenda, that is.]
That's the fun of politics, isn't it? You can't just have a great idea, you have to have a great implementation and cautious "tact". To be honest, I don't really care if I'm right or wrong, I just want a "champion" to stand up and rise to power. I want the unAmerican Marxists brought to trial and sentenced. I want the Universities to teach REAL history. I want them to teach the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Declaration of Independence. I want our culture to be strong and united. That's all......