Mitt Romney is a Liar... It's Really Just That Simple

What really happened in the Gingrich ethics case?

Folks... I know the answer. I'm guessing many of you do as well. That said... perhaps not all of you do. That's why I strongly urge you to link to an article by Byron York which recently ran in The Washington Times.

The bottom line answer?

It [the Gingrich ethics case] ended with a special counsel hired by the House Ethics Committee holding Gingrich to an astonishingly strict standard of behavior, after which Gingrich in essence pled guilty to two minor offenses.

Ahh... but were these two "minor offenses" actually "offenses" in terms of the underlying accusations? No!

(*READ ON*)

Afterwards, the case was referred to the Internal Revenue Service, which conducted an exhaustive investigation into the matter. And then, after it was all over and Gingrich was out of office, the IRS concluded that Gingrich did nothing wrong.

After all the struggle, Gingrich was exonerated.

Allow me to reiterate that...

After all the struggle, Gingrich was exonerated.

(By the frigg'n IRS! After he was out of power!)

The bottom line: Gingrich acted properly and violated no laws.

Folks... again... I've always known this. Romney knows this. Romney has to have known this. Romney's staffers and consultants must know this. And yet...???

And yet Romney continues to claim that Newt Gingrich resigned in disgrace.

Folks... the timeline doesn't even fit for that accusation - let alone the facts!

And yet...

(*SHRUG*)

If Romney beats Gingrich and gains the GOP nomination I'll vote for him against Obama. But frankly, I'll be good and drunk prior to heading to the polling booth.

Romney is a dishonest and deceitful man. If he's the GOP nominee the only reason I'll be voting for him is as a vote against Obama.