You have to wonder why those who foam at the mouth over defending Newt Gingrich gloss over the fact that he’s out attacking being financially successful, the hallmark of conservative values. How in the hell is that conservative?

As you might know I don’t have a dog in this fight. I’m not satisfied with any of the candidates. Nevertheless unless a greater choice comes forward the choice will be either Gingrich or Romney.

Neither Gingrich or Romney are core conservative at their heart. Gingrich is by all accounts of his record conservative at some points, opportunistic at others. Romney we all know has a democrat core which he claims has changed over the years.

But the arguments by Gingrich in last night’s debate attacking Romney’s wealth and success cannot come from the heart of a conservative. They are the argument of a liberal class warfare Gingrich, the same argument we see from Barack Obama.

Romney nailed Gingrich last night in the debate. Gingrich came off confused and petty, and he lost the night and likely the Florida primary.

“With the latest polls suggesting that Gingrich’s momentum in Florida ebbing, Newt needed a strong performance at the final debate before voters cast their ballots next Tuesday. He didn’t have one.

Gingrich’s Achilles heel is his lack of discipline and follow-through. The fired up and aggressive Newt we saw on the campaign trail this week was not on the stage tonight. In his place was a passive and hesitant candidate. Even his attempt at turning the audience against the moderator didn’t work.

“This is a nonsense question,” Gingrich told Blitzer when the moderator asked whether Romney had been transparent enough in releasing his tax returns. “‘He lives in a world of Swiss bank and Cayman Island bank accounts,’ I didn’t say that. You did,” Blitzer said confronting him with his own words. Again, Gingrich wouldn’t bite, and it fell to Romney to attack.

“Wouldn’t it be nice if people didn’t make accusations somewhere else that they weren’t willing to defend here?” the former Massachusetts governor said referring to his rival.