DC forgot to mention that Newt was referring specifically to the video, and it's timing. The entire very short letter was posted except for these two references, which quite change the meaning:
The recent web advertisement, "Questions Remain," is a destructive distraction. Clearly, we should insist that all taped communications regarding the Senate seat should be made public. However, that should be a matter of public policy, not an excuse for political attack.
This ad is a terrible signal to be sending about both the goals of the Republican Party in the midst of the nation's troubled economic times and about whether we have actually learned anything from the defeats of 2006 and 2008.
I happen to agree with him on the ad. But to suggest that Newt wants people to "move on" from Blago and that this is not a matter worth discussing is stupid. This was about the simplest opportunity one could really have to go straight to the source:
Focus on solutions, not negative attacks: an open letter to RNC Chairman Mike Duncan
Why did you quote Ben Smith Bloggers on Newt? Don't you get tired at telling people to move on from things you don't want to hear about?