Newtius Toadius Maximumus

At least George Patton's delusions went somewhere; Newt's all turn inward into puffery. It's not hard to see the Roman emperor in his mind, which, of course, is legendary.
Newt Gingrich may be too self-confident for Iowa - latimes.com

Reporting from Des Moines—

With a rich trail of utterances, Newt Gingrich has outlined an opinion of himself that ranges from lofty to stratospheric.

In 1985, Gingrich told the Washington Post: "I have enormous personal ambition. I want to shift the planet. And I'm doing it." In 1994, he told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "People like me are what stand between us and Auschwitz." Just the other day, at the Iowa statehouse, he gave himself credit for helping defeat the Soviet Empire...