Newt Gingrich is a “solid and consistent conservative leader”?
If you look up that phrase in the dictionary, there should be a picture of Newt there. He is not only A solid and consistent conservative leader, he was THE most important solid and consistent conservative leader the party has ever had outside of Reagan. If you're ignorant about Newt's record in Congress in the 1980s and 1990s then read up on it before you reply.