“Is this the same Newt that was criticizing Romney for his “gift” comments?”
Newt has been known to be an equal-opportunity criticizer, so no surprise there.
Look, it’s possible he thought it was *strategically* wrong for Mitt to make the comments he made that got into the public arena.
Strategy is one thing, actual substance is another.
That aside, what difference does that make to the point Newt is making? I agree with his point.
And I’ll go one better...there is no negotiation with Obama going on. Because Obama isn’t negotiating, he’s propagandizing. The only negotiations are among Republicans who are negotiating with themselves in the news media.
If they go “over the Cliff” then up to 60 million taxpayers will be subject to the AMT. Do you think the republicans will let that happen?
AMT is brutal.
Exactly. Newt is the only Republican of any stature who understands Realpolitik: i.e, "political realism or practical politics, especially policy based on power rather than on ideals."
Obama and the Left understand it very well. They ultimately agree with Mao's Little Red Book comment: "Every Communist must grasp the truth, political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."
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