Double barf: Gingrich (R-GA) now appears to be on track for a presidential run.

[dixiegrrrrl]

"In the last 24 hours, former U.S. House speaker Newt Gingrich has touched base with several prominent Republicans in his former home state, telling them that he intends to make a run for president in 2012 using Georgia as his base - and that he already has his eye on office space in Buckhead for a campaign headquarters."

Atlanta Journal news:

http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2011/01/21/a-newt-gingrich-presidential-campaign-out-of-buckhead/?cxntfid=blogs_political_insider_jim_galloway



Article indicates he is testing the political waters for support.

[GoCubsGo]

1. I wonder if his two ex-wives will campaign for him.

No, not really.

[SpiralHawk]

6. I thought Newtie had 3 ex-wives ?

I guess the Family Values Republicons tend to confuse us all...

Bring it, Newtie. There is NO WAY Americans will vote for yet another Chickenhawk Republicon Family Values FAIL Freak with ideas ONLY on how to enrich the already rich fatcat RepubliCronies on the backs of working people.

[Generic Other]

14. And he's a former academic

I mean another teacher forcrissakes! And a history teacher at that.

[dixiegrrrrl]

16. Funny thing. I thought the same about them voting for Bush.

'Course, "voting" and "counting the votes" be 2 different things.

[The Backlash Cometh]

17. I would absolutely love to see the political ad run by his opponent.

I would have a clip from the 90s of Gingrich touting family values and criticizing Clinton, followed by newspaper clippings of his disastrous personal life. That would just be a start.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. "On track"

Not a good place to play, Newtie.

[elias49]

3. delusions of grandeur. nt

[cordelia]

11. Delusions of adequacy. n/t

[eppur_se_muova]

19. Delusions of relevance. Newt's 15 minutes are overdrawn. nt

[IDemo]

4. Contract Against America II n/t

[realFedUp]

5. Seems to be income for Republicans

who can't make it any other way.

[Ikonoklast]

7. Vanity run to assuage his monstrous ego.

No one pays any attention to the whiny pudgy guy anymore.

[Erose999]

8. AKA Newt Green-gooch. Real asshole, that guy. I'd like to see him defend his waste of taxpayer money

the GOP spent on the Clinton witch hunts, under his watchful eye.

[old mark]

9. K&R- He can partner with Santorum in the has-been ticket.

Although, I must say, there are probably many who would vote for Newt over most other GOP potential candidates...Makes me sick just thinking about it.

My SIL thinks Newt is a fucking genius...

mark

[DCKit]

10. Ah, the "Family Values Candidate" checks in.

Who's going to campaign on "Fiscal Responsibility"? I'm thinking Mittens, the vulture capitalist.

[demtenjeep]

12. Let them waste their money

he is a has been

[bluestateguy]

13. his divorcing his wife while on her cancer bed must be plastered all over the news

His extramarital affairs and failed marriages.

Family values indeed.

[n2doc]

15. Fine with me. He has no chance n/t

[On the Road]

18. He Comes Across as So Nasty

that I can't believe that the country would elect him.

But with all the really scary names being thrown around like Bachmann and Palin, he's not off the deep end. If a Republican gets elected by accident, Gingrich and Romney seem the most competent and least likely to completely destroy the county.