Newt Gingrich Attacks Romney on Capitalism but Praises Romneycare

So Newt Gingrich is once again showing he is no conservative. Just a couple weeks from attacking Mitt Romney on Bain Capital for making a profit, Newt is now praising the liberal side of Mitt for Brains--specifically Romneycare with its mandate that inspired Obamacare. Now just in case you don't know the history, Romneycare which became Obamacare was written by the Republicans with the Heritage Foundation in 1994 as an alternative to Hillarycare.

This weekend Newt spoke in favor of Mitt for Brains.

"Governor Romney’s made very clear that he favors absolute repeal of Obamacare," said Gingrich. "I also think in all fairness to Governor Romney that he vetoed many provisions that the liberal Democrats in the Massachusetts state legislature added to the bill and they overrode his veto."

Yet, last week, when Romney campaign consultant Norm Coleman was asked which part of Obamacare Mitt Romney would work to repeal, the federal mandate was not part of his answer.

HOST: What elements [of ObamaCare] can realistically be repealed”

COLEMAN: Two that come to mind: The Independent Payment Advisement Board…Resistance to the 2.3% medical device tax.

So just how dedicated are Mitt Romney and the Republicans to repealing Obamacare? Well, remember they wrote the bill and there is always power in Washington power grabs that both parties crave.

Here's what is in store for the United States if Romney isn't committed to repealing Obamacare, which former Senator Coleman leads me to believe. The New York Post writes:

In fact, we have already seen the start of this process in Massachusetts, where Mitt Romney’s health care reforms were nearly identical to President Obama’s. Romney’s reforms increased the demand for health care but did nothing to expand the supply of physicians. In fact, by cracking down on insurance premiums, Massachusetts pushed insurers to reduce their payments to providers, making it less worthwhile for doctors to expand their practices. As a result, the average wait to get an appointment with a doctor grew from 33 days to over 55 days.

Let's not forget Newt has been a proponent of the federal mandate too. Newt is pushing the idea the federal government should control your health records and has made no secret he supports the national healthcare database. In fact, Newt sits on the board of Healthymagination with Tom Daschle. Healthymagination is part of General Electric, a company bailed out to the tune of over $140 billion by the federal government, who is poised to make billions from Obamacare.