In a radio interview Tuesday, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich admitted that he regrets making a climate-change advocacy advertisement with California Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi in 2008.
For many conservatives, however, the sentiment is too little, too late.
“I was trying to make a point that we shouldn’t be afraid to debate the left, even on the environment,†the Hill reported Gingrich said on WGIR radio about the television commercial. “Obviously it was misconstrued, and it’s probably one of those things I wouldn’t do again.â€
The Hill noted that as late as January, Gingrich was sticking to his guns about the ad.
“I meant exactly what I said in that commercial,†he said then.
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http://dailycaller.com/2011/07/26/gingrich-regrets-his-2008-climate-ad-with-pelosi-conservatives-still-not-amused/#ixzz1TGXNEL2OTough chitlins, as the saying goes.
