Newt Can't Get His Story Straight on Medicare

[tishaLA]

Let the walkback begin! After dismissing Paul Ryan's Medicare plan as "right-wing social engineering" and "radical" on Meet The Press yesterday, Newt Gingrich looked to downplay their differences on Monday.

Newt's spokeswoman, Rick Tyler, blamed the media for misinterpreting his boss' comments, which included comparing Ryan's plan to President Obama's health care law. He confirmed that Gingrich favored using a privatized voucher system along the lines of Ryan's, but wanted to maintain a traditional Medicare system as well.

"There is little daylight between Ryan and Gingrich," Tyler wrote in an e-mail to the Weekly Standard. "But look how it gets reported. Newt would fully support Ryan if it were not compulsory. We need to design a better system that people will voluntarily move to. That is a major difference in design but not substance." <...> http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/05/newt-walks-back-attack-on-gop-medicare-plan.php">TPM

You knew it was coming, didn't you? Especially after Ryan acted as if Newt had committed an act of treason by speaking ill of his stupid plan. So the short version of the story is: Newt is an idea man....until someone in his party objects to whatever he says. Then the idea changes.

[Kingofalldems]

1. Which republican lies the most?

Newty is up there. He's a slicky-boy.

[Zoeisright]

7. The one who talks the most.

They all lie, all the time.

[damntexdem]

8. Hey, Repukes aren't liars --

to lie, someone has to have a conception of what the truth is. They're only attempted liars.

;-)

[NightWatcher]

2. he only wants to fuck Medicare over because he loves America so much

[gratuitous]

3. Newt has his principles

And if you don't like them, well, he has others.

[rurallib]

6. just like wives

[jillan]

10. High five for that reply!

Or would you prefer a terrorist fist bump? :fistbump:

[rurallib]

12. fist bump!

[mikeytherat]

4. He was for being against being for it, before being against being for it.

mikey_the_rat

[blue neen]

5. Yep. Flip-flopper.

:evilgrin:

[mikeytherat]

11. More like a contortionist.

He's one big Opinion Pretzel.

mikey_the_rat

[jillan]

9. I don't think these old time politicians realize we have videos on the internets and that walking

back comments is the kind of story you tell to your grandkids about the good ole' days.