I just got a call from Newt Gingrich's organization.  I was told to listen to a message from "speaker Gingrich" (do you get to keep that title for ever, like president?) and then hold the line to talk to his assistant.  The recorded message was basic and unsurprising: the stimulus hasn't worked; Obama is giving power to bureaucrats, instead of businesses/people; Newt Gingrich was responsible for the economic boom under Clinton.

After the message was over, his "assistant" got back on the phone and asked whether I agreed that taxing and spending was not the solution.

I said:

"I think the Republicans have not offered any solutions, and even if they had, their style of politics has been so inflammatory, disingenuous, and disgusting that no-one was going to listen to their ideas because they've made it clear that they care less about America than about scoring points and winning elections."

She politely responded, "Well you need to go to our website, [blalbla.com], where you will see that he does list 12 solutions..."

I said, "Well, you know, if Newt Gingrich hadn't gone on TV and implied that Obama has a death panel designed to kill old people I might have cared about his ideas, but as it is, he has no credibility with me."

"Oh My!" she said, sounding genuinely suprised, and hung up. 

Ahh.

I know that message won't get back to him, but I hope at least that they are getting plenty of feedback along those lines.