Gingrich's latest statement on 2012 presidential bid

[Mr. Morden]

Gingrich hasn't been testing the presidential waters in a high profile way, as Pawlenty and Romney have, but he still claims to be open to the possibility of a run:

http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2009/10/gingrich_tells_c-span_mulling.html

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"A requirement as citizens"?

[Lunar]

I don't read too much into that, I read it as just a pseudo-philosophical way of him saying "but if duty requires me to...."

[Lunar]

It's of course important to note that Gingrich has no real intention to run in 2012, but wants to keep it open as a possibility so that everyone pays more attention to him....so he is forced to word his answers to 2012 questions very abstractly.

[Mr. Morden]

I don't read too much into that, I read it as just a pseudo-philosophical way of him saying "but if duty requires me to...."

Oh, I understand that.  I just thought it was kind of hilarious for him to put it so melodramatically.  Like "Yes, I'm so awesome that I might be compelled to become your president, to save you from electing some yahoo."

He used some similar phrasing in 2008, IIRC.

[Lunar]

I like it better than Bachmann's [and many others'] "I'll pray on it and if God asks me to run, then I shall"

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

I like it better than Bachmann's [and many others'] "I'll pray on it and if God asks me to run, then I shall"

I'd vote for you over Bachmann, Lunar.......start praying too........