So what would have happened had Tower been confirmed or Bush found another nominee to replace him?
“That’s a really good question,” former Rep. David Dreier, R-Calif., said. “Dick told me that he made a conscious decision that he wanted to avoid the Senate and pursue his career in the House.
“Wonder whether he had the political acumen that Newt had? Newt arrived after two electoral defeats while Dick sailed in [and never lost an election].”