Too Little Too Late, Newt

From Newt Gingrich's Facebook page:

The developments in the NY-23 race is both a tribute to the power of the national conservative movement to define an issue and a commentary on the populist anger against politics-as-usual. I endorsed Doug Hoffman Saturday and believe everyone who wants to create jobs with lower taxes and to control spending and deficits should vote for him

It's too little too late, Newt. You showed your true colors when you placed party over principle during your book signing tour.

Gingrich: "Lets just start with, she is the nominee of the local party, my bias is to be for the nominee of the local party, and I don't second guess the local party, she has signed a no tax increase pledge, she is endorsed by the National Rifle Association, she has come out against Cap and Trade, [crosstalk] she is opposed to the Obama Health Care plan, she will vote for John Boehner instead of Nancy Pelosi.

All of those things together make her it seems to me, a legitimate, authentic, Republican nominee. In addition, the last poll that came out yesterday, she is well ahead of, and she is much more likely to beat the Democrat than Hoffman because Hoffman doesn't live in the district, he's never won an election in the district, she represents the biggest county in the district, she actually knows the local issues, and Hoffman has says publicly he doesn't know the local issues..

So I just think it is a mistake for the Conservative movement, to think splitting in the special elections is a smart idea, if we give that seat to the Democrats, shame on us...

This is crystal clear, Newt. You would rather place party over principle and we are telling you that we've had enough. If you have any intentions of running in 2012, you can forget it.