Friday, January 13, 2012

Gingrich Firms Sell Legislative Information and Connections - Yahoo! News

Gingrich Firms Sell Legislative Information and Connections - Yahoo! News

Wall Street Journal writer Brody Mullins today injected new fuel into the debate over venture capitalism, examining Newt Gingrich's activities in consultation with financial firms like Credit Suisse.

Gingrich's panoply of companies are not venture capitalist firms but instead capitalize on the revolving door between government and private interests.

Whether termed "revolving door" or "crony capitalism," the facts of Gingrich's consulting groups undermine his claim of being an anti-establishment iconoclast.

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