Romney made all his money in the private sector by his own diligence and talent - even giving away all the money he inherited from his parents. He's never lived in Washington.

Meanwhile, without the federal government, Newt would be penniless. He has been in Washington, since the '70's, first as a congressman, then becoming a rich man on the basis of having been a congressman.

Most egregiously, he took $1.6 million to shill for Freddie Mac, one of the two institutions directly responsible for the housing crash that caused the financial collapse.