Obama uses Gingrich to attack Ryan and Romney

President Obama found Republican candidates to be useful props during his speech at the Associated Press luncheon today, while the audience proved a reassuring and laugh-happy crowd.

“That renowned liberal Newt Gingrich, called the first version of that [Paul Ryan] budget ‘radical,'” Obama sarcastically told the assembled reporters. “This is coming from Newti Gingrich!” Obama was referring to Gingrich’s description of the Ryan budget as “right-wing social engineering.”