Santorum: I beat Gingrich in Iowa and New Hampshire. Newt is grandiose and unstable.
Gingrich: You know all that stuff from the last thirty two years you liked. That was me. Also Kemp and Reagan some.
Santourm: I helped break the House of Reps. bank scandal. You didn’t have the guts to break it even though you knew about it.
Gingrich: I also brought down a Democratic Speaker. And I did that before you were there. That doesn’t make sense as an answer, but I hope people won’t notice.
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