Is Obama Really the 'Food Stamp President'?  Here's what we
think Newt Gingrich really meant.   You have to give Newt
Gingrich some credit. At least he's trying to rile up voters
with attacks on Obama that have something to do with his the
president's management of the economy, versus crazy claims about
his religion or country of birth. That's a step up from what
we've seen from the right before. But the Republican
presidential hopeful still might want to put some thought into a
new nickname.  Digging up an attack he's used before, he
recently proclaimed Barack Obama "the best food stamp president
in history." What does that even mean? Sure, the number of food-
stamp recipients has soared during the economic downturn, the
Chicago Tribune reports. But if "most successful" means adding
the most people to the food stamp rolls, George W. Bush takes
the title. And if it means getting the most people off, Bill
Clinton wins. (When he took office in 1993, there were nearly
28 million people on food stamps. When he lef