Gingrich Rips RNC for Its Blogojevich Attacks

[Are_grits_groceries]

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich sent a rather scathing letter to Mike Duncan on Tuesday, accusing the RNC chairman of engaging in "a destructive distraction" by attempting to tie Barack Obama to Rod Blagojevich. In particular, Gingrich hit the RNC for putting out a web ad that made it seem as if the President-elect was hiding a nefarious chapter of his personal history with the embattled Illinois Governor.

"The RNC should pull the ad down immediately," Gingrich writes.
I was saddened to learn that at a time of national trial, when a president-elect is preparing to take office in the midst of the worst financial crisis in over seventy years, that the Republican National Committee is engaged in the sort of negative, attack politics that the voters rejected in the 2006 and 2008 election cycles.

The recent web advertisement, "Questions Remain," is a destructive distraction. Clearly, we should insist that all taped communications regarding the Senate seat should be made public. However, that should be a matter of public policy, not an excuse for political attack.

In a time when America is facing real challenges, Republicans should be working to help the incoming President succeed in meeting them, regardless of his Party.

From now until the inaugural, Republicans should be offering to help the President-elect prepare to take office.

Furthermore, once President Obama takes office, Republicans should be eager to work with him when he is right, and, when he is wrong, offer a better solution, instead of just opposing him.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/16/gingrich-rips-rnc-for-its_n_151438.html

There's more. First I agreed with Pat Buchanan about the bailout, and now this.
I need a drink!

[SpiralHawk]

1. "Be nice, like me. Smirk." - Newt 'Wife-dumping Chickenhawk Hatchetman' Gingrich

"What I meant was, do as I say, not as I - smirk - do. After all, I am a republicon and hyprocrisy is, like, our middle name (along with Corruption and Perversion, of course). Smirk."

- Newtie (R)

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. Posturing for '012, Newtie?

You bet.

[hughee99]

3. How sad is it for the repukes...

When Gingrich is the voice of reason.

[lpbk2713]

4. First Colmes is allowed to verbally assault Coultergeist on Faux Noise, now this ...

... I have to ask, is Hell freezing over?

[blueclown]

5. Let Gingrich say what he wants in front of the cameras.

We know what he does behind closed doors. Fuck him.

This is the same clown who spent millions of our tax dollars on a frivolous impeachment campaign against President Clinton.

[Laelth]

6. Gingrich has no desire to help Obama or the Democratic Party.

If he's calling for the end of this attack, it's because he thinks it's hurting the Republican Party. Gingrich is, and always will be, a fierce partisan.

Not to mention evil slime that I am embarrassed to admit lives in Georgia. ;)

:dem:

-Laelth

[JuniperLea]

7. He must want something...

I can't imagine this waste of skin doing this for the sake of honesty.

[walldude]

8. Kristol said the same thing yesterday.. WTF?

These guys expecting me to believe they suddenly developed a need to be able to sleep at night? There is something else going on here.