How many of you have heard that newt Gingrich is considering a run for President in 2012?

The person above me is a bit confused to say the least, They are thinking of John McCain. Newt would make a great president especially since he has more experience than all of Obama and his cabinet combined

Yeah, Newt's in the mix for sure. But the GOP is in a terrible mess right now so it's hard to imagine how it might play out. Basically it has been marginalised as a regional party of the poor white southern states. The faith placed in Bobby Jindal was blown away in his response to Obama's address to congress, its choice of Steele as chairman of the RNC is turning out to be a horrible mistake and having Limbaugh as its de facto spokesman epitomises how far it has fallen. Gingrich is an ideas guy, churns them out a mile a minute but is, IMO, too wild to be a viable presidential candidate. But 2012 is a long way away and a lot can change. My guess is we'll see other figures emerge, there's certainly no lack of republicans with presidential ambitions.

He may think about it, but the religious right will never go for him. He left his first wife while she was recovering from cancer for another woman. He cheated on her with the woman that is now his wife. He did all this while chastising Bill Clinton for his dalliance with Monica Lewinsky. He's a hypocrite

edit: And to the typical white guy below me - I am not confusing Gingrich with McCain - on wikipedia you will find:

Gingrich has been married three times. He married Jackie Battley, his former high school geometry teacher, when he was 19 years old (she was seven years his senior at 26 years old).They had two daughters and divorced in 1981. She claims he "discussed divorce terms with her while she was recuperating in the hospital from cancer surgery", an action that would later be used against him: In 1992, his Democratic opponent, Tony Center, ran an ad claiming that Gingrich had "delivered divorce papers to [Jackie] the day after her cancer operation," which was not true.

In 1981, six months after his divorce was final, Gingrich wed Marianne Ginther. He remained married to Ginther until 2000, when they divorced. Shortly thereafter, Gingrich married Callista Bisek, with whom he later admitted to having had an affair during his second marriage, at approximately the same time that he was leading the Congressional investigation of Bill Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky

McCain left his first wife because after she was severely injured in a car accident which left her not looking good anymore - another real nice guy

If the GOP, can only develop candidates such as Palin, Jandal, Rush, Steale, and now Gingrich; they don't deserve to represent the voices of the people; let along represent them in legislation. All the above have proven to fall very short of the imaginative line of true responsible politicians. Why continue to support failure as your only option?