Are Politicians Really Ever Shocked?

HumanEvents.com reporter John Hayward tells us that former Mayor Rudy Giuliani is shocked by what Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry are saying.

Giuliani asked, “What the hell are you doing, Newt?  I expect this from Saul Alinsky!  This is what Saul Alinsky taught Barack Obama, and what you’re saying is part of the reason we’re in so much trouble right now.”

Giuliani broadened his criticism to include the attacks on Bain Capital launched by both Gingrich and Texas Governor Rick Perry, who he described as “a very close friend of mine.”  “I’m shocked at what they’re doing,” said Giuliani.  “It’s ignorant and dumb.

Really? Newt doing what politicians do is dumb? How is it dumb for Newt to do and say whatever it takes to win an election? Ultimately, Newt has always voted for destroying liberty when government's power is challenged. And he has always gone in the direction he must to retain personal power.

The truth is that there isn't a lick of difference between Newt and Romney. Think about it. Was this the best criticism Newt could come up with? Romney is for National Health care, as long as it is in Massachusetts. Yet Newt has wanted Single Payer as well. So he can't criticize Romney on that point. Newt was for the bailouts as well as Romney no matter what they may have said publicly. Romney will grow government just like all of the previous Republicans. So will Newt. Romney will continue corporate welfare. So will Newt. Romney will continue printing money and continue Centralized Banking [the major/fundamental source of our nation's problem]. So will Newt. Romney will not do a thing about the unConstitutional bureaucracies that are making laws as they go. So will Newt. So in substance what is the difference between them?

Newt also did what he thought, at the time, was politically expedient, not conservatively principled as he likes to portray himself, when he thought he needed to stand with Nancy Pelosi on Global Warming or with Clinton on Universal Health-care in order to gain political advantage. You, the voter, must remember that Newt will always stand with tyrants. The simple reason is this. What is good for government is bad for people. What is good for people is bad for government. Since Newt is a Big Government crony capitalist himself, Newt will always vote for his own governmental power.

So this phony baloney "shocked" Giuliani is just that. Phony Baloney!