Jacob Sullum on the Year's Highlights in Blame Shifting

In an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network last March, Newt Gingrich reflected on his sins, which include cheating on his first two wives with women he would later marry. "At times of my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt about this country," he said, "I worked far too hard and things happened in my life that were not appropriate." Senior Editor Jacob Sullum says Gingrich's depiction of his infidelity as a testament to his patriotism was one of the year's most memorable exercises in responsibility deflection. Sullum highlights half a dozen others.