According to an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Marvin Olasky of the Christian magazine World, has a new interview with former GOP House majority leader Dick Armey (below) in which the Texas Republican and Tea Party Svengali says that Newt Gingrich and Bill Clinton would “bond” over wine and cigars while sharing stories about their respective marital infidelities. “When I heard that Newt had been carrying on an affair for all the years that we’d worked together,” Armey told Olasky, “I went home and said [to my wife], “Honey, I had no idea about this.” She said, “Of course not. You’re the last person in town Newt would have wanted to know about this.” Newt was scared of me. What I discovered: Clinton found out about the Gingrich affair and called Newt over to the White House for a private meeting between the two of them. Clinton said, “You and I
are alike.” Which meant, shut up about Monica or I’ll start telling your story. Newt and Clinton actually developed sort of a bond over it. They had many meetings that we didn’t know about where they’d drink wine and smoke cigars and talk about their girlfriends. It’s fascinating; why would you confess to your mortal enemy what you wouldn’t tell your closest friends?”
“Politicians are fascinating,” Armey added. “If you ever want to do developmental psychology, use them. They are much, much, much more skillful at developing rationalizations than developing rational thought.”