Today in the New York Times on page A1, Jeff Zeleny and Jim Rutenberg wrote an article on the G.O.P debate which was held in Des Moines. Newt Gingrich is the leader in the Republican polls according too Iowa and ABC polls. Even though Newt Gingrich is the top dog in polls he still has been recieving great criticism from his fellow Republican candidates. Gingrich has been put on under the spot light for numerous reasons. The first reason was about his numerous marriages and marital affairs which was news to me. Gingrich has been married three times and has admitted to affairs. The only thing Gingrich said was "In my case, I said up front openly, I’ve made mistakes at times. I’ve had to go to God for forgiveness. I’ve had to seek reconciliation.” Another heated topic is how Gingrich and Romney both back Obama's health care law saying that every person should have health care. Also, Gingrich was called an inconsistent conservative by Ron Paul saying he recieved 1.8 million dollars for advise for a government sponsered mortgage lender. Gingrich says "I offered strategic advise and I was in a private sector." There were two highlights of the night. The fist highlight was Gingrich and Romney being on stage debating together because just going back and forth. Romney seemed as thought he was coming for Gingrich, they argued on their very different leadership styles, views and backgrounds. The last hightlight of the night was when Romney put Gingrich on the spot about him calling "Palestinians were an invented people". In his defense he said "I was describing the Palestinian liberation movement as a historian, and that as a “Reaganite,”. Dont get me wrong even thought Gingrich took a lot of hits during this debate, he kept his cool. When his fellow candidates kept firing at him with questions he answered them calmly and with a smile, they never took him out of his character. In three weeks when Iowa caucuses opens we'll see if this debate hurts Gingrich's lead in republican polls.
URL:http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/us/politics/in-gop-iowa-debate-rivals-target-newt-gingrich.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper
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