The Phoenix

Newt Gingrich Now Indicates It's Likely He'll Enter the Presidential Race

    Give my colleague David Bernstein credit for predicting this all along: Newt Gingrich indicated in an appearance on Good Morning America this morning that he's likely to seek the presidency.
    Of course, he'll deny that's what he meant in the hours and days ahead. But Gingrich can see the chaos on the GOP side and figures that there's a huge gap -- waiting to be filled by him, naturally.
    If and when Gingrich does get in -- probably around Labor Day -- it will have a huge impact on the GOP race. What his announcement this morning does for now is three things: It helps freeze the race on the GOP side until his plans are clarified; it hurts Fred Thompson, who is planning to enter the race himself soon, and it should fire up Democrats. Gingrich is probably the most unelectable major Republican contender around -- even though the GOP grassroots loves him.

Published May 14 2007, 02:49 PM by Importer

LorenzoJennifer said:

wikipedia- Newt. Small, usually bright-colored semi-aquatic salamanders of North America...ability to regenerate...produce enough(toxins in their skin) to kill an adult hunan foolish enough to swallow a newt...safe to handle provided one thoroughly washes one's hands...take several years to reach sexual maturity.

(wink, wink) pedia - The Newt, a political animal expected to appear after Labor Day, during fall TV sweeps. His Mass. presidential campaign HQ to be in Newtville. The Newt models his campaign stump speech on JFK's inaugural, "Ask Newt what your country can do for you..." Till now, famous for being barred from Air Force One by Clinton in '95. Proclaimed White House Press Office, "No Newts is good Newts." Ability to regenerate put to test on Feb. 5 when The Newt must appear on thousands of ballots in many states. The not-so-gorgeous Newt likely to name a pretty rainbow trout as his running mate. Charlie the Tuna, The Newt's campaign manager, predicts victory in a waterfall, er, landslide. If elected, The Newt faces personal disfigurement. In MacBeth, as everyone knows, the witches' brew calls for "the Eye of Newt."

May 16, 2007 7:54 PM