Is Gingrich trying to have it both ways?

I gained a lot of respect for Gingrich when he quoted Regan in a debate saying that rule number one is not to speak disparigingly about your fellow republicans.  I believe that when you are debating within your own party, it's selfish to attack the others and essentially errode the overal credibility of the party itself.  Of course you have to be competitive but it's easy enough to focus on what makes you better or different or focus on your own plan and let people chose who they have the most confidence in.

Now that Newt is slipping in the Iowa projections we're starting to see more and more negative ads coming out of his corner.  Is he trying to have his cake and eat it too?  What's your opinion?  Should it be party before self, or every man for himself?

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