Posted by
EFuller on Sunday, March 18, 2007 1:24:00 PM
Tom DeLay calls Newt Gingrich an ineffective leader in his new book. From CBS:
"He knew nothing about running meetings and nothing about driving an agenda," DeLay wrote. "Nearly every other day he had a new agenda, a new direction he wanted us to take. It was impossible to follow him."
Newt has responded. This from The San Francisco Chronicle:
DeLay credits Gingrich as having a gift for politics, but he is dismissive and calls Gingrich an "ineffective speaker of the House."
The comments have drawn the attention of Gingrich, who is considering a presidential bid. In an interview, Gingrich listed a series of accomplishments during his reign in the House, including the first tax cuts in 16 years, welfare changes, institutional improvements, a balanced budget, increased intelligence spending and the holding of a majority after the ousting of the entrenched Democrats.
"What I would say is take that list of accomplishments, and you can then ask DeLay what the comparable accomplishments were after I left," Gingrich said.
Hmmm, Newt has a point.