Newt Gingrich went and did it. After several months of bluster, boasting and nonsense – he’s a historian, by golly, and don’t you forget it – he finally managed to say something interesting. In an interview with Wolf Blitzer, the former speaker admitted that if he had to choose between Ron Paul and Barak Obama in the general election, he’d go with Obama. For what it’s worth, Gingrich later hedged his language, but the cat’s out of the bag.
This should surprise no one given the fact that when it comes right down to it, Gingrich and Obama have far more in common with each other than either one does with Ron Paul. Both love welfare at home, warfare abroad and neither cares a whit about the Constitution.
Now that one hypocritical, statist Republican has shown his true colors, perhaps more will have the courage to follow. Rush Limbaugh. Paging Rush Limbaugh. Has anyone seen Rush Limbaugh…
Lux Lucet 
Don’t forget in ’08 Paul said he would not support McCain/Palin and instead endorsed Chuck Baldwin.
Good point. FWIW, though I’m not a huge Baldwin fan, he still was better than the bore from Arizona. To me, both instances really undescore the division in the Republican party. There’s the Paulian wing and then there’s everybody else. For that matter, there’s the Paulian wing and the establishment, Rep and Dem divisions.
Steve, what does “Rush Limbaugh. Paging Rush Limbaugh. Has anyone seen Rush Limbaugh…” mean?
It means El Rushbo is in the same camp as Newt – a statist Repubican hypocrite – and should match Newt’s decency by admitting he has more in common with Obama than Paul.