[dirtboy]

But I don’t quite see how one can hold that position and not believe that these sorts of comments from Newt Gingrich to Glenn Beck today wouldn’t complicate and undermine criticism of runaway spending during the Obama administration:

Rather twisted logic by Geraghty to try and equate Romneycare with Newt's support of tax breaks.

I agree there have been problems with a lot of government subsidies. However, that pales in comparasion to what Obamacare represents in the way of imposing government on citizens, and Romney will be unable to take the fight to Obamacare because of Romneycare and Mitt's steadfast refusal to renounce it. Romneybots are clutching at straws to try and drag Newt down to Mitt's level, and it isn't working - Newt appears to be the first front-runner to actually put a ding in Mitt's base support level.

[Parley Baer]

“Rather twisted logic by Geraghty to try and equate Romneycare with Newt’s support of tax breaks.”

Exactly. However there will be the usual suspects here on Free Republic who will gleefully advance the twisting of Newts words.

[CharlesWayneCT]

You’d think that Gingrich’s support for mandates would be what would compare him with Romney’s support for mandates — unless you think that Gingrich flip-flopping on that in the past 5 months makes him much better than Romney who for once hasn’t.