I am with you 100%. All this negative noise about Newt, but nobody can convincingly argue who would be a better VP choice. If Gingrich is not qualified to be Vice President as someone that orchestrated a historic Republican takeover of Congress, then why tab him as Chief of Staff?
As veep, Gingrich would also be president of the Senate, but he’d really be a key player all around.
As some sort of side advisor, he’d constantly be having to assert his authority indirectly.