Newt makes it official: "Today I am announcing my candidacy for President..."

[sixmile]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/11/newt-gingrich-2012-president_n_859157.html

'Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich announced the launch of a presidential campaign for the next election cycle on Wednesday.

Gingrich wrote in a tweet, "Today I am announcing my candidacy for President of the United States." Along with the message, the newly-minted Republican contender included a link to video of his campaign announcement. The link, however, appeared to be broken at the time it was sent.'

more at link

[NYC Liberal]

1. Oh please let them nominate him. Pretty please?

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. The GnOP clown car is getting crowded.

[gratuitous]

13. Could the good lord love me that much?

I mean, first Quitterella, then T Rump, now Newtie Toot Toot?

[sixmile]

3. Their bench is as shallow as a puddle

Now add Phony Soprano from NJ, and Jeb Bush clinches it.

[FLPanhandle]

4. The serious republican candidates won't run against Obama

They know they can't win. They are waiting for 2016.

Only the old and crazy ones will be trotted out to be killed by Obama.

[Mimosa]

9. I suspect you're right.

The radical loonies will enter in order to try to weaken Obama and Dems, not to win.

[OmahaBlueDog]

5. As a practical matter, he's running for VP

He doesn't have a hope in Hell of getting nominated. But Newt, and "Man-on-Dog" Santorum are both getting their name out there for the VP slot. Both look to provide geographic diversity and "gravitas" to a ticket headed by a relative lightweight like Palin or Pawlenty, or to lend more conservative street cred to a Romney campaign.

That said, I still think we're looking at Huckabee/Christie

[Journeyman]

6. I heard last weekend he "likes the '90s". . .

On reflection, it seems that's all he has going for him (and thin gruel it proves, as well).

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live//video/GOP-Debate/1325764

[Rambis]

7. What will this contract on america look like?

Article 69.... Oral sex is not sex

[hifiguy]

8. As usual, Newtie is 40 pounds of manure stuffed

into a ten pound sack.

He will quickly sink beneath the waves of his own arrogance and idiocy.

[MichiganVote]

10. Is that all? What, no Fuhrer?

[HopeHoops]

11. In which the late-night comedians rejoice.

[senseandsensibility]

12. Who's unreccing this? We need to get it on the Greatest

page. NOTHING could be better for the Democratic Party.