Quote of the Day

"Any ad which quotes what I said on Sunday is a falsehood, because I have said publicly those words were inaccurate and unfortunate. When I make a mistake -- and I'm going to on occasion -- I'm going to share with the American people that was a mistake, because that way we can have an honest conversation."

Newt Gingrich, on Greta Van Susteren's show.

The more glaring statement by Gingrich is that statement he made in 1993 about supporting a health care mandate don't matter. Republicans were fighting against the Clinton administration's attempts at health care reform. Republicans knew their public option proposal would never pass. Gingrich accidentally told Greta he doesn't believe in the things he supports. He just says things for political gain.

Gingrich is right. Any quote from him used by Democrats would be a falsehood. The reason being everything Gingrich says is a falsehood.

Newt Gingrich Imploding

Via Litbrit: Politico reports that Newt Gingrich owes Tiffany’s $500,000. Originally Gingrich's wife Callista listed money owed Tiffany's on her personal financial disclosure to the House Agriculture Committee. Mrs. Gingrich list the debt has between $250,000 to $500,000 and belonging to her husband. The debt was accumulated on a credit card.

Politico asked Gingrich's spokesman Rick Tyler if the debt has been paid off.

“No comment,” he said in an email.

I take that as no.

The Gingrich Tiffany's bill started in 2005. I somehow doubt Gingrich is buying himself a cock stud piercing. Gingrich is spending big time on Callista. Litbrit provides her usual keen insight in a tweet.

Newt Gingrich owes Tiffany's SIX FIGURES? Freedom isn't free, and neither is 6 yrs.' worth of backseat blowjobs

Newt is really having a bad day. Newt was hit with glittery confetti at an anti-gay event by a gay rights activist.



Newt also had to apologize to Rep. Paul Ryan for criticizing his budget.

"I want to set a precedent for new kinds of presidential campaigns," he told van Susteren. "I made a mistake and I called Paul Ryan today, who's a very close personal friend, and I said that."

Is Newt's campaign even going to make it to 2012?

Update: Gingrich dodges answering questions about his Tiffany's bill during an appearance on Greta Van Susteren's show.

“Later on I want you to watch this segment,” Gingrich lectured Van Susteren. “Notice I talked about jobs. I talked about the price of gasoline. I talked all these real problems for real Americans.”

Van Susteren admitted, “And I brought this one up.”

“And it sorta think it fit in perfectly,” Gingrich said. “And my answer to you is, I'm not commenting on stuff like that. I'm perfectly happy to talk about what we need to do for America and what we need to do to help Americans. But I frankly don't want to play the gotcha games in Washington.”

After tussling a few more minutes, the host relented.

“I'm bringing it up because I think — whatever,” she said. “I guess others will chase it down and figure it out.”

All these years and Gingrich still chokes in the spotlight. The media is going to keep asking Gingrich about Tiffany's and his no comment response is not going to cut it.

Why GOP Stalling Budget

Mike Pence: We are trying to score a victory for the Republican people.

Oops. Freudian slip.

Strange Charlie Crist Interview

This is a bizarre interview. Charlie Crist said he talked to members of the White House about his campaign. Greta Van Susteren asked Crist who did he speak to. Crist refused to name names. Crist either did or didn't speak to any members of the White House political team. Crist should know better to put it out there. The media is going to want to know which Obama officials he spoke to. If Crist can't say on-the-record that is what off-the-record conversations are for. IfCrist never had these conversations than it is horrible strategy to make false claims on-the-record.

This Senate race today has become the acid trip scene in Easy Rider.

Michael Steele On Economic Policy

"And everyone in Washington, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, are pointing fingers at Republicans as if this was your mistake. Yes, my bad. We made mistakes, but now you have an opportunity to move us in a new direction.

"And what is that direction? What I call a "collectivist mindset" that says you as an individual should be more interested in helping the collective, therefore, we want to decide how much your business should earn, we want to decide who's wealthy and who isn't wealthy, we want to decide who the CEO's and the people who run these businesses of this country should be."

Michael Steele, during an appearance on Greta Van Susteren's show.

President Barack Obama provides tax relief for small bussinesses and 95 percent of America.

Provide Tax Relief for Small Businesses and Start Up Companies: Barack Obama and Joe Biden will eliminate all capital gains taxes on start-up and small businesses to encourage innovation and job creation. Obama and Biden will also support small business owners by providing a $500 “Making Work Pay” tax credit to almost every worker in America. Self-employed small business owners pay both the employee and the employer side of the payroll tax, and this measure will reduce the burdens of this double taxation.

Steele loses all credibility on economic issues when he dismissively says the Republican Congress and Bush years: "Yes, my bad." Steele goes one more step out of touch by defending CEO's post-AIG bonuses. Please Mr. Steele, keep taking your CEO message to the masses.