Newt Gingrich Lying about individual health care mandate

[SpiritOf1776_J4]

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20122299-503544.html

"There's a lot as big government behind Romneycare," Gingrich added. "Not as much as Obamacare, but a heck of a lot more than your campaign is admitting."
Referencing the Newt Gingrich-affiliated Heritage Foundation's onetime support for the individual health care mandate, Romney fired back: "Actually, Newt, we got the idea of an individual mandate from you!"
"That's not true," responded Gingrich. "You got it from the Heritage Foundation."
Gingrich added: "What you just said is not true. You did not get that from me. You got it from the Heritage Foundation."
"And you never supported them?" Romney pressed on: "Let me ask, have you supported in the past an individual mandate?"
"I absolutely did with the Heritage Foundation against Hillarycare," Gingrich said.
"OK. That's what I'm saying. We got the idea from you and the Heritage Foundation," Romney concluded.
"OK," Gingrich conceded. "A little broader."

Video of Gingrich looking like a sleeze after getting caught lying would be priceless if put together with all four of the other candidates directly lying to voters.

Lying seems to me to be worse than it used to be. I remember getting caught lying like this as ending your race.

 

[undergroundrr]

Gingrich looked cornered and beaten. I can't believe anybody would give him high debate marks after such a moment of bald hypocrisy.

 

[Ron Paul 2012]

It was correct to press Romney on Obomneycare, but it should have come from someone who didn't support it in the past. This goes to show that mainstream Republicans like Newt Talk the small government/freedom/liberty talk, but rarely walk the walk.