Heard on the Hill: Overheard on the Hill

By Elizabeth Brotherton and Alison McSherry

Posted December 7, 2010 at 6:06pm

“The 69th anniversary of the japanese attack is a good time to remind folks of our novels pearl harbor and days of infamy newt.”

— Former Speaker Newt Gingrich in a Tuesday tweet, urging followers to pick up books that he co-authored with William Forstchen about the Pearl Harbor attack. Convenient, eh? The Georgia Republican later removed the tacky tweet.

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