The 2012 Republican presidential candidate was asked by NBC’s David Gregory on “Meet The Press” whether his hopes for a U.S. colony on the moon fly in the face of the GOP’s fiscal responsibility mantra. Gingrich responded with some choice words about austerity itself before defending his lunar ambitions.
“First of all, David, I don’t think you’ll ever find me talking about an age of austerity. I don’t think that’s the right solution,” Gingrich said. “I am a pro-growth Republican. I’m a pro-growth conservative. I think the answer is to grow the economy, not to punish the American people with austerity.”
One of two things is going to happen (and probably both). One, Newt will be called a "big-government fake conservative" by his GOP opponents, and two, we're going to see more than a few Puritopians on the "left" say that this makes Gingrich more "progressive" than Obama.
This really is one of those cases where Newt's GOP critics are correct: Newt's been a government creature for close to three decades now. Defecits have never bothered him. But this is Newt's version of pivoting to the middle. Either that, or he's desperate as hell right now. Probably both.
Don't fall for it. Still Newt.
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