[MPforeignER]

Funny video and his point really makes sense. I want Thompson for President and Gingrich for VP. The more I watch them, the more I like. They would make a great team..

[Turret Gunner A20]

Same here.

[RKV]

Not sure that Newt would help the ticket. He’s a very bright guy, with way too much baggage IMO. YMMV.

[Resolute Conservative]

Newt as a budget adviser or cabinet maybe but on a ballot would doom the main candidate.

[Paperdoll]

>Funny video and his point really makes sense.<

Newt nailed it! Fred said it couldn’t be done, but Newt found the way! I say no bennies, no school, no jobs for illegals and they will go home under their own power.

[trisham]

Newt carries too much negative baggage. In a March '07 Zogby poll, 53% of those who responded stated that they would not vote for him.

Having him on the ticket would guarantee failure.

[Rhetorical pi2]

Yup, I like the idea of Fred (Not Just Another Pretty Face) Thompson at the top of the ticket.

But as much as I admire Gingrich, (I still have a list of books he suggested all Americans should read back in 1994 after the Republican Revolution)I get too much negative feedback from too many people to believe he could be elected.

Gingrich has too much baggage, will arouse too much hostility, and would actually draw attention away from Thompson. This would also make for a candidate from Georgia and one from Tennessee. Tradition has it that we should “balance” the ticket geographically.

My suggestion? (As if anyone cares) Fred at the top of the ticket with Romney as Vice President..

[Biblebelter]

In politics, temprament is everything. Newt does not have the temprament to defer and move out of the spotlight required for second on the ticket. He would be a terrible choice for vice-president. Strangely enough, I think Giuliani would be a great choice to be Thompson’s vice-president. Of course, it takes a strong candidate to choose someone with whom you have wide ideological disagreements. But the best leaders are a little misleading. Giulani would soften Thompson’s conservative image and maybe confuse some swing voters. But only Bush’s weakness has made this vice-presidency more significant. It may be time to go back in time when VP’s were seen only at State Funerals and rarely heard.

[johnny7]

Newt’s a poison-pill as VP... he’ll drive away ANY cross-over Dem’s.

[A_Tradition_Continues]

Sure, all we need is another washed up politician like Newt on a republican ticket to really push for a 2008 loss. I think Fred’s smart enough to know Newt would be dead weight and seriously impair any bid for the White House.

[gcruse]

That would be a dream ticket... for me. Social conservatives would vote against a ticket with Newt on it even if it meant putting Hillary in office, though.

[CJ Wolf]

So we can elect two guys that aren’t running. Swell.