5.Qxd4 works fine, doesn't it?
If Black chooses to take away my bishop pair via Nxc4, I grab back my Gambit pawn with Qxc4 and unless I'm completely blind, I have Q + N and a pawn out with "nothing" for black. That's all the initiative white could ask for in an opening such as this :)
Now Black could get fancier with ideas like 5...Qf6 but I still believe that White is quite happy.
Try playing the scotch, its a pretty good opening.
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4...Na5?! is just dubious, it's not outright bad but it's nowhere near as good as alternatives that develop pieces. To approach this move and resulting position with the idea of "refuting" it with some tactical bomb is a mistake. Instead, you need to find a path that meets requirements of the position and is compatible with your style. I am going to take a look at this in an upcoming blog post.
I am completely changing my repetoire and need to clean up some things. Can someone please refute this?