Ever since I declared myself a Newt Gingrich supporter, the one criticism I keep hearing from supporters of his opponents (who think I didn’t read their first ten tweets) was the infamous “Meet The Press” interview where he referred to Paul Ryan’s plan entitlement reform plan as “right-wing social engineering.”
It was a total bungle on Newt’s part, and as a Paul Ryan Republican I nearly took out my television with a bazooka when I first heard it. Gingrich has walked it back a little bit, and while people keep trying to fuel a Gingrich/Ryan feud, I think that what we’re mainly arguing over isn’t specific policy as much as it messaging.
Here’s Newt:
There’s been a feud brewing – half legit, half ginned up by Democrats and the media – between Republican leadership and the “tea party” over the short term budget for this year the Dems never passed last year. One side wants gradual cuts and to play nice. The other thinks gradual cuts are for RINOs. Though the real fun starts next week when Budget Chairman Paul Ryan presents his long term budget next week.
What a ridiculous title! But isn’t that baby cute?
Surprisingly, it’s not because he 
They call social security the third rail of politics, because whenever someone tries reforming or talking honestly aboot it, they have a habit of electrocuting themselves politically. So, for a guy who is an election cycle away from being Speaker of the House, what did John Boehner go and do?
