by the way, on several occasions lately, Newt has hinted a return to elective politics.
What could be more fun than seeing Newt trounce Hitlery in 2008?
I haven't heard him do so, but if he threw his hat in the ring for '08, I'm on board.
The way I see it, the Left is gonna demonize the nominee regardless of who the GOP nominates, so don't waste time or effort trying to find an infallable candidate the Left can't slur because that person doesn't exist. That said, Newt makes a great candidate for many reasons, not the least of which being he's very intelligent, and is a really, really good speaker.
Very few have been able to articulate as well as Newt on issues, on "big picture"/vision-related themes, etc.
He'd be able to raise cash easily, too. I'd sign up to help on day one if he committed to the race.
Too bad he didn't run for the Senate.