Newt Gingrich Calls Rick Santorum Out on Conservative Credentials

Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich took aim at Rick Santorum in a new Web video slamming his GOP rivals record on a host of issues.

Senator Santorum poses as fiscally responsible, but hes the one who broke the bank while in Senate leadership, said Joe DeSantis, a spokesman for Gingrich. During his six years in Senate leadership, Senator Santorum repeatedly compromised his principles and played the Washington game. As the poster child of the big government Republican Party that the American people rejected in 2006 and 2008, Senator Santorum is a compromised candidate who cannot offer the stark choice we need between President Obamas big spending record.

Having won only two states -- South Carolina in January and his home state of Georgia on Tuesday -- Gingrich needs to do well in Alabama and Mississippi on Tuesday, which means he needs to peel conservative votes away from Santorum.