Newt Gingrich is for real

Newt Gingrich is for real: The Week, by Edward Morrissey Posted By: garnet- Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:51:01 GMT At first blush, Newt Gingrich appears to be the antithesis of the Tea Party. The former Republican House speaker has spent decades inside the Beltway as a brilliant political operative, in and out of office. He has worked with Democrats to achieve compromises that today would enrage the conservative grassroots. Gingrich's personal life hardly aligns with the social conservatives in his party. His idea of health'care reform at one time included the individual mandate requiring Americans to obtain health insurance, and Gingrich once shared a love seat with Nancy Pelosi

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