Isn’t he kind of a has-been? Seriously, I know he has a following, and I respect him, but if it’s between Osama-Obama and Newt, I just don’t see people getting excited about Newt. Just the way america is now- flash over substance.
Who do you see them getting excited by on our side? If not Newt, then another has been like Thompson? I don't think so. Let's face it, the choices are terrible: pretty faces or RINOs or true conservatives with no charisma who cannot appeal to swing voters. The exception might be Thompson but he has the extremely heavy baggage of being out of office for a long time and I think it is only 50-50 that he will run.
People call Newt arrogant and maybe he is, but he is also self-confident and comes across like someone who would not falter in a crisis, meaning like a leader. Newt is by far and away the most intelligent and best communicator of the pack (including Rudy).
On the other side it's not going to be a lightweight like Obama but someone extremely crafty like Edwards or Gore. Given the current choices I think Newt has to be seriously considered for 2008.