Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich‘s latest Human Events column presents a stark choice for voters:

In the 2008 campaign, President Obama gave us all a hint of his
socialist leanings when he promised to Joe the Plumber that he would
?spread the wealth around.?  Last week, we found out that his policies
and those of the Democrats are delivering on that promise?although
probably not in the way they expected. 

The use of food stamps hit a record high in May 2010, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, with 40.8
million Americans receiving Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program
(SNAP) subsidies for food purchases. This is more than one-eighth of
the population. 
Worse, the USDA projects the number of Americans using food stamps will rise to 43.3 million in 2011.

President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats are insisting that
the economy has turned the corner and things are getting better.  But
how can the economy be getting better if the use of food stamps, a key
metric in gauging the health of the American economy, is projected to
increase over the next year? 

A few weeks ago, in this newsletter, I wrote that the fall campaign
should be framed around a choice between job killers and job creators.  Sticking to that theme, another way to phrase that clear choice for
voters is between policies that result in more Americans receiving food
stamps and policies that result in more Americans receiving
paychecks.