Nov ‘11
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I’ve Got All This Stuff Twirling Around in My Head
Herman Cain finally said it, but each of the front-runners in the Republican presidential primary has the same problem. Surrounded by campaign consultants and fund-raisers and pollsters, they are constantly changing their rhetoric to conform to the issue of the day. Those with records in elected office long ago found ways to justify changed positions. Newt Gingrich, who has been on almost every side of every issue, is the best at this. Asked why he was paid $300,000 by Freddie Mac, the housing market maker, he said it was to do a history. According to Freddie, Newt was hired “to advise on federal legislative and regulatory matters.”
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