I heard Gingrich for a few minutes on Hannity on the drive home.
After reading the exchange and hearing his explanation, I believe him.
He says he was answering a hypothetical, whether the Republicans should push through any major change against public opinion. His point was that time should be taken to get the public on board before pushing the change.
I can see that is what he wanted to say.
Unfortunately, this was a mistake. First, he should not have simply accepted the interviewers premise. That was stupid. Secondly, he answered in such a way that even conservatives thought he was attacking the Ryan plan. That means he has HORRIBLE messaging.
Even if I weren't already uncomfortable with Mr. Gingrich, this would sink him. (This is, of course, ignoring his couch time with Nancy Pelosi and the Scozzafava incident.)