Given that
the centerpiece of Mitt Romney's attack on Newt Gingrich is that Newt Gingrich was initially critical of Paul Ryan's plan to repeal Medicare,
this is a breathtaking waffle:
On health care, Romney responded "yes" when asked if he would sign the plan written by Rep. Paul Ryan that would restructure Medicare if it reached his desk as President, but quickly added that he would be offering his own plan.
"His plan is not the plan I’ll put forward, I have my own plan," said Romney. “I’ll be putting that out before I debate President Obama."
So:
- Mitt Romney says Republicans should oppose Newt Gingrich because he didn't support Paul Ryan's plan to end Medicare.
- Mitt Romney says he would sign Paul Ryan's plan to end Medicare into law.
- But Mitt Romney also says he would not propose Paul Ryan's plan to end Medicare.
M'kay, Mitt. No wonder nobody believes anything you say.
9:36 AM PT: Just to be clear, Romney's waffle was in June—so he was hedging on the Ryan plan before he decided to bet his campaign on it.