Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said Thursday at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference that he is considering running for president in 2012 as a GOP candidate. In Gingrich's time in the House from 1995 to 1999, he led Republican opposition to President Clinton. Gingrich also said that he expects Republicans Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, and Mike Huckabee to be among those competing for the 2012 party nomination. Said the Newt about the need for a change in direction in Washington, "We have a lot of people around the country who would like to have somebody who represents a commitment to replace the current failed programs and to develop a set of solutions that are practical and workable." Sounds good at first, but a closer inspection reveals that this quote really says nothing about what Gingrich plans to do if he were to win the election. Vague quotes like these are all too typical of politicians these days. Yes, they can point out problems, but do they have specific, workable solutions to these problems? Maybe I'd have more faith in this guy if he had a more solid platform. But the 2012 election is more that 2 years away; the old wily Newt has some time to come up with a strategy. Read more at http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/01/14/gingrich-says-hes-a-potential-2012-contender/?hpt=Sbin.
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