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Aides say it's just as well.
Bitter feuding and political maneuvering over issues such as campaign finance, gun control and the choice of a new House chaplain have left their relationship in tatters. While intraparty tensions go with the territory on Capitol Hill, genuine animus between the top leaders is relatively unusual and, in the case of Hastert and Gephardt, has exacerbated legislative gridlock. Every time the speaker has tried to reach out to him, he's got his hand slapped. Gephardt, who was majority leader at the time, said he spoke with Michel almost daily. But all that changed after Gingrich and the Republicans took control of the House in 1995.