It's all about playing the angles now. I'm betting he'd like to be Veep on a Santorum ticket, or SecState in a Romney or Santorum Administration.
Newt's sitting at the table, holding conservative cards in his hand and Mitt is sitting at the table with his hand of flip-flops; Rick is still trying to arrange his cards.
You may think you know how this is going to conclude but I am not ready to.