Too many had a knee-jerk reaction without looking to the second sentence Newt was attacking the notion that Romney was a job creator when he was practicing Vulture Capitalism, which we should all abhor, but apparently we don't as long as it benefits us personally.
Well, I can forgive the Romney acolytes reaction because they just counter-attacked against a very serious charge - it was political. I do not agree that it was a wise strategic decision because their reaction provoked some thoughtful analysis like the article we are discussing, and long-term, their counterattack will only backfire.
The vehement attacks by the “conservatives” on this issue (Kudlow, Rush, Levin, etc.) who had been pretending to be objective - this I do not forgive.