[Hoodat]

There is a decided difference here. Newt Gingrich did not take a financial risk working for FNMA. Newt got his $1.6 million regardless of the tens of billions in financial losses that FNMA accumulated. Bain on the other hand did take a substantial financial risk and continues to do so in everything they do. And the money that Bain earned did not come from the US taxpayer. The money that Newt Gingrich earned did.

Gingrich should have simply kept his mouth shut and made Romney look stupid. Instead, he opened it with rash judgment and made himself look stupid. I suspect we will see a lot more of this over the upcoming months.

[rbmillerjr]

Exactly wrong.

Newt is way smarter than Romney. He was right to respond to Romney’s gaffe. He cut him off at the knees, rendering him impotent.

Which is what he will do to Obama.

This is a mere warning to Romney to surrender or you will get more of the same.

[moehoward]

"There is a decided difference here."

How so? If the point is both were involved in opening a business, then both did indeed assume the same risk. Choosing a single relatively low risk client from Newt's roster does not mean Mitt was more or less circumspect.