Wow, holding up a single statement made 14 years ago, which frankly was a valid one. Clinton treated him and GOP shabbily in a political gamesmanship move. We’ve heard A LOT more whining and complaining from the liberals about Bush, but it never comes across as ‘their fault’. So why do we adopt the liberal spin on things?
If there is a classic case of why the GOP is in the soup, its the assinine backbiting against one of the few GOP spokesman who can articulate the conservative message.
It was more than the one statement. It was the statement in the context of his position as the chief spokesdude for conservatism at that point. It was the completely predictable MS response and the ease with which it made the leader of our movement look vain and petty.
It is irrelevant whether or not his complaint is justified. If he's willing to risk the effectiveness of his position and to give ammo to the slavering drive-bys, I have to wonder if he's more taken with the respect allegedly due his office than with the duty he owes to those who support him.
And there is still his marital history to deal with. If it is indeed true that while his wife was in the hospital and struggling with cancer he told her that he was leaving her and taking up with somebody else, then the triumph of vanity over principle and prudence which the Air Force 1 remark suggests is reinforced.
It is "the liberal spin on things" to cast aspersions on those who hold a different opinion from one's own. His supporters' acting like liberals will not persuade me that Newt has matured enough to keep his eyes on the prize.