If he would only do us all a favor and just get out of the race.
The viciousness of attack ads and blatant lies were also intended to throw Newt off-balance and make irrational mistakes. That part didn't work. In fact, it backfired.
Newt coldly gave Romney a fair warning in the NH debates, basically along these lines:
"If you stop telling lies about me, I won't [have to] tell the truth about you."
Newt, face-to-face, gentlemanly gave a chance for Romney to back off and call off the attack dogs. Mitt was visibly shaken, yet he pressed on. (Newt Gingrich eyed as main rival - Strategies skip Santorum - FR / BG, 2012-01-07)
à la guerre comme à la guerre, and now, how the tables have turned.
Even before the ad ran, it became obvious that it is Romney who is off-balance, off his game, acting "zany" and he is lousy when unscripted - "I like firing people" and comparing his work at Bain to Obama's bailout of UAW at GM and Chrysler... just two days after the warning?
What's worse, he can't explain anything (Bush redux), he just deflects by blaming Newt, either himself or through the elites in media and bought endorsers (35 Romney endorsers received contributions first). Those who think that resume-padding, privileged, mean, easily shaken or stirred, unbalanced, not thinking fast on his feet John McCain Mitt Romney is a good "electable" nominee, they belong to the Stupid Party.
Trying to deflect direct hits on Romney's exaggerated or false claims about his stellar "executive experience" or "jobs creation" or "ethics" - which will be coming from Dems, fast and furious, if he is the nominee - by labeling them as "attack on capitalism" is just playing the same game as Democrats do by accusing people who are troubled by EPA regulations, unions, failing schools and teacher's unions etc., of being "anti-environment, anti-working-class, anti-middle-class, anti-education" etc.
Don't fall for this liberal line of attack, because they can't defend the indefensible. Stating certain "inconvenient facts" about Soros, Buffett, Burkle, just to name a few, doesn't make one an anti-capitalist. This isn't about "capitalism," this is about Debunking the Myth.
More / details at: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2831668/posts?page=33#33 - Right wing rips Gingrich, Perry for attacks on Romney, capitalism (Rush, WSJ) - 2012-01-11
After the Bain train passes , it will be time to bring out the Tiffany bills , the huge fine , the reason he was removed from congress and on and on . The fat man has run out of gas .
Yes, I wish Mitt would get out of the race too !