So you've shifted from claiming there's nothing wrong with what Gingrich proposed to claiming, that of COURSE there's something wrong with what Gingrich proposed, he's a politician and therefore an asshole.

A politician's merit as a human being has little bearing on the merit of his proposals. As you can see in my reply to bikinisquad I already conceded that the whole that the whole "poor people have no work ethic" angle is bullshit.

The question remains though, whether or not we should put children to work cleaning their school? I thought that's what all the hubub was about.

Otherwise it's just another example of a politician behaving poorly.