“No, he was apparently not a lobbyist so registered with Congress.”
Above renders the rest of what you say irrelevant. The explicit claim of the story is Gingrich acted as a lobbyist and there is not a shred of evidence to prove this. It’s a hit piece pure and simple and you fell for it because it’s what you want to believe.
Sorry, pal, but I’m not the one being duped. There is a distinction between acting as a registered lobbyist and lobbying for ideas to influence a group of people.
The latter as relates to Congress and the public is clearly a lot of what Gingrich was paid millions and millions of dollars over the years to do.
No, it wasn’t illegal, as most of the way Washington works isn’t. But it is worthy of reporting and it does tie into how voters should consider him as a “conservative” presidential candidate. I.e., if he actively promoted essentially many of the ideas and key concepts and policies embodied in Obamacare, that is worth knowing if you are to assess his ability to campaign against Obamacare in a general election.