Silly season starting early this time
From the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Newt Gingrich tells Georgia Republicans he�ll be a candidate in �12
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.
Gingrich met on Thursday with Nathan Deal, whom Gingrich endorsed during a critical phase of last year�s Republican primary for governor.
House Speaker David Ralston introduced Gingrich Thursday night at a downtown Atlanta affair hosted by the Paulding County Chamber of Commerce.
The visits and conversations � some face-to-face, others on the phone � appear to be an attempt by Gingrich to revive his old campaign network and lock down as much support as possible in a state won by Republican Mike Huckabee in the 2008 presidential primary.
A couple other names come to mind first but Gingrich would not be a bad president. He was effective during his time as speaker.
Posted by DaveH at January 21, 2011 7:16 PM