I have no problem with Newt slamming Mittens. I just found it ironic that he was a real Rockefeller Republican at one time and now is using that as an attack on him.
1968 was 43 years ago. I think that Newt is allowed to change his mind over a 43-year period; I’m sure that he’s not the only Republican who learned the error of his ways and switched from supporting liberal Republicans who he mistakenly deemed more “electable” to supporting conservative Republicans. By comparison, Reagan was a New Deal Democrat and supported the Dem presidential candidate as late as 1956 or maybe even 1960, and we all know about Perry supporting Al Gore in 1988. Heck, I don’t know for whom Herman Cain (towards whom I’m currently leaning) voted in 1968 (the year after he graduated from college), but I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that he voted for Humphrey.
Jesus Christ, I can’t believe people are actually ragging on Newt for supporting Rockefeller 43 years ago. Newt has plenty of flaws, but Reagan supported FDR, Rick Perry supported Al Gore and when I was 20 I supported Jimmy Freaking Carter. People can change.
Now when you have people like Myth changing like a weather vane in their 50’s...that’s somewhat different. Still, the fact that Newt supported Nelson Rockefeller in 1968 is a pretty weak attack.
Hank