I guess that question could be asked of Newt, but I don’t personally believe you have to be running for president to state the obvious, which is all he really did.
In fact, if a guy really is testing a run for prez he probably wouldn’t bring that point to the table, before he was forced to do so, that is. But, what do I know.
I’m not so sure - Newt is a career politician, and with the GOPe declaring war on conservatives he may see an opportunity to move to their right and start building a base for 2016.
*shrug* Time will tell.