Morning Examiner: The Gingrich distraction

Published January 19, 2012 5:00am ET



There is only one story all conservatives should be talking about today: President Obama’s decision to kill the Keystone XL pipeline. Like House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, they should be contrasting Obama’s opposition to profitable, privately funded infrastructure, with his unequivocal support for taxpayer funded boondoggles like Solyndra and high-speed rail.

Instead, we are going to be talking about one of Newt Gingrich’s ex-wives, who gave a devastating interview to ABC News earlier this week, which they reportedly will air tonight. This is not a case of a liberal media attacking a good conservative. As former Reps. Susan Molinari, R-N.Y., and Jim Talent, R-Mo., testify in two new webvideos, this incident is completely consistent with Gingrich’s past behavior.

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