The Old Newt is always just below the surface of the New Newt. And because he remains one of the most thin-skinned American politicians, the Old Newt comes out with only the slightest provocation.
As I noted earlier, he’s getting pummeled by his opponents today for his lobbying career and his denial that he’s a lobbyist. So when asked on the stump if he’d give back the money from Freddie Mac, Gingrich hissed: “I love the way he and his consultants do these things. I would just say that if Governor Romney would like to give back all the money he’s earned from bankrupting companies and laying off employees over his years at Bain that I would be glad to then listen to him. I’ll bet you $10, not $10,000.”
Umm, but Mitt Romney, you know, earned the money from the private sector. Gingrich, his opponents point out, profited from the taxpayers’ calamity. (And for the record, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.), who is leveling the same attack, earned his money as a congressman and doctor and shouldn’t give that back either.)
Gingrich slips: Shows his nasty, anti-free market self
