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He actually writes to the contrary on page 4 of the book cited here.

Okay, then which are we to believe? The one who complements progressives for their good ideas or the one who doesn't? Or the one who bashes conservatives and then retracts?

I don’t think right-wing social engineering is any more desirable than left-wing social engineering. I don’t think imposing radical change from the right or the left is a very good way for a free society to operate… I’m against Obamacare, which is imposing radical change, and I would be against a conservative imposing radical change.

Six weeks before that:

At that time, Gingrich was full of praise for the Ryan budget. “Paul Ryan has stepped up to the plate,” Gingrich said. “This is a very, very serious budget and I think rivals with [what] John Kasich did as budget chairman in getting to a balanced budget in the 1990s, just for the scale and courage involved…Paul Ryan is going to define modern conservatism at a serious level,” Gingrich continued. “You can quibble over details but the general shape of what he’s doing will define 2012 for Republicans.”

Newt Gingrich calls the Ryan Plan "Right-Wing Social Engineering"

I like Newt and he has some really good ideas, but he had a period right after the 2006 election losses where he has become significantly squishy on many issues.

but he had a period right after the 2006 election losses where he has become significantly squishy on many issues.

No argument from me there. He's had his share of contradictions. I'm only being careful to make sure I'm reading HIS words and not somebody else's (MSM/Blogs) opinions of what he's said or meant.