“But he shot himself in the foot when he decided to attack Romney from the left, and he’s never recovered”
Talking about Romney’s support of homosexual “marriage” and abortion on demand is attacking him from the left?
Or do you mean when Newt talked about Romney being a vulture capitalist and ruining thousands of people’s lives so he could make more millions for himself and his corporate raiders. Many conservatives, including
Richard Viguerie, about as conservative as they come, had this to say about Romney and Bain capital.
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/6235-romneys-real-bain-capital-problem-hypocrisy
Yes, that is exactly what I am talking about. I have no problem with Bain, whatsoever, as long as they did not receive a government bailout. There are a lot of problems I have with Romney, but that's not one of them.
“Newt Gingrich says he’s a student of history, but he must have gone to the same school as Barack Obama if he is reaching the same wrong conclusion about economic freedom," said Club for Growth President Chris Chocola. “Mitt Romney made his money from putting capital to work to create jobs and economic growth. We should encourage, not criticize, such behavior. Newt Gingrich’s comment that Mitt Romney made money from ‘no work’ is ridiculous and continues his poisonous attack on economic freedom.”
Statement On Newt Gingrich’s Attacks On Mitt Romney And Bain Capital:
Newt Gingrich’s attacks on Mitt Romney’s record at Bain Capital are disgusting,” said Club for Growth President Chris Chocola. “There are a number of issues for Mitt Romney’s Republican opponents to attack him for, but attacking him for making investments in companies to create a profit for his investors is just wrong. Because of the efforts of Bain Capital, major companies like Staples, Domino’s Pizza, and the Sports Authority now employ thousands of people and have created billions in wealth in the private economy. Attacking Governor Romney for participating in free-market capitalism is just beyond the pale for any purported ‘Reagan Conservative.’ Newt Gingrich should stop his attacks on free markets and apologize to Governor Romney for them.”
Now, I know Club For Growth must be one of those establishment republican RINO organizations and all....