“This run has introduced him to a new generation of Americans as an ideas guy”
For the time being, said Gingrich biographer Craig Shirley, “the only downside for Gingrich is quitting.”
“His options are, A, he’s the nominee; B, he’s not the nominee but he’s a major presence at the convention and gives a dominating speech; C, Romney’s the nominee, loses to Obama and Newt’s a major presence in the party,” said Shirley, a public-relations executive and Ronald Reagan biographer whose firm is doing work for Gingrich. “There are three or four options for Gingrich and they’re all good.”…
And while Gingrich has the opportunity to become a “wise elder statesman voice on the future of the party,” Holtz-Eakin said, “he’s just not, in many people’s views, the right guy to govern.”
“He can’t just go back to what he was doing before because one of the things that the campaign has clarified is, it wasn’t clear whether he was giving his ideas or his clients,’” the conservative economist argued.
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“Don’t call it a comeback. I’ve been here for years……”
-Newt Gingrich
portlandon on February 7, 2012 at 7:24 PM
As opposed to Newt who leaves a trail of cheeto dust.
BettyRuth on February 7, 2012 at 7:25 PM
Now that’s funny right there.
Fabozz on February 7, 2012 at 7:28 PM
“He’s a man who walks across a snowy field and leaves no footprints.”
Perfection needs no augmentation.
Schadenfreude on February 7, 2012 at 7:28 PM
Why won’t gingrich run from Georgia Senate Seat?
promachus on February 7, 2012 at 7:29 PM
But wouldn’t Newt call himself the guy who lost to the guy who lost to the guy who lost to obama?
Ronnie on February 7, 2012 at 7:31 PM
FTFY
Living4Him5534 on February 7, 2012 at 7:32 PM
Big Ideas. Mostly stupid. And with Big Price Tags. Newt is a grandiose liberal posing as a conservative.
Basilsbest on February 7, 2012 at 7:35 PM
We always called guys like this “off on a tangent”, or “all blue sky, no execution”. I’ve seen a lot of them in my time.
Mostly, they are just an annoyance to people who are trying to get something accomplished. They are usually too lazy to research the actual consequences of their ideas. If something sounds good, just throw it out there. They think it makes them look like they are contributing something. Typically, they are a drag on productivity because you have to do their research for them to show why their ideas won’t work. “Hey!! Let’s send 13,000 people to the MOON!!. They could become a State!!”
jaime on February 7, 2012 at 7:48 PM
So easy
Schadenfreude on February 7, 2012 at 7:53 PM
I like Newt. I hope he wholeheartedly embraces conservatism in its small government foundations.
beatcanvas on February 7, 2012 at 8:17 PM
Beat me to it.
MadDogF on February 7, 2012 at 8:24 PM