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Gingrich sees open field, mounting crises
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) suggested Monday morning that the country faces mounting challenges at home and abroad to an extent most Americans simply cannot comprehend. "The world is much more difficult than any American realizes, and it's likely to get worse before it gets ...
Why Not Gingrich for HHS?
blogs.cqpolitics.com — Quick, name three past secretaries of HHS. Okay, two? One? Don't even know what HHS stands for?... Don't worry, most Americans probably would fail this little quiz. If you passed, take your honors as a super geek. In normal times,... (more) Why Not Gingrich for HHS?
Newt: Obama speech was Carter-like
politico.com — "It shrinks his presidency," said Gingrich. (more) Newt: Obama speech was Carter-like
Gingrich On 2012: Palin "Is Very Formidable"
hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com — WASHINGTON -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrigh said today that the 2012 Republican Party nominee will emerge... from "a wide open field" -- but he suggested that AK Gov. Sarah Palin would have a "substantial advantage" in Iowa, the first-in-the nation ... (more) Gingrich On 2012: Palin "Is Very Formidable"
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Gingrich Now Sees Palin as "Formidable"
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Newt Gingrich said he sees "an open Republican field" for the 2012 Republican presidential race, The Hill reports. But he made special mention of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R). ...

"this country is aggressively preparing for the 1956 Olympics"
Stubborn Facts — ... "'What they're trying to do now is bail out the guys who failed, and I think that's very dangerous,' Gingrich said, comparing the latest stimulus plan with bailout legislation signed by former President Bush. 'That's not change you can believe in. That's more of the same.'" He adds that "If Sarah Palin seeks out a group of very sophisticated policy advisers and develops a fairly sophisticated platform, she will be very formidable." ...

GINGRICH SEES THE PROBLEMS BUT WHERE ARE THE SOLUTIONS?
Right Wing Nut House — ... the Jupiters thus giving the Republicans a club to beat him with. Gingrich and Stevenson are similar in that they could mesmerize an audience with their brilliance but when it came to offering solutions to the problems they so exquisitely described, they were already on to talking about the next problem that needed addressing. Such men do not make good executives which is why any talk of Newt in 2012 scares me. Still, this piece in The Hill today gives us some vintage Newt in a real tour d’horizon performance: “The world is much more difficult than any American realizes, and ...

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