Gee, do you think that the candidate Gingrich is looking for might be himself?
The odds are very good that Gingrich's search for the perfect candidate will inevitably lead straight to the man in the mirror.
Is there any other scenario?
WASHINGTON -- Newt Gingrich wants somebody running for president — maybe himself — to embrace his solutions to the nation's problems.
He's not thinking about a presidential campaign now, Gingrich insists. Instead, the former House speaker is busy creating ideas, his stock and trade since leaving Congress.
"After Sept. 29, we'll look," Gingrich said in an interview. "I'm hopeful a number of these ideas are so obviously popular that people will just adopt them."
Gingrich is planning Internet-based workshops on Sept. 27 and 29, inviting officials from every level of elective office — more than half a million people — to learn about his proposed solutions.
He is seeking change on a tremendous scale, similar to the economic and social reforms of the Progressive Movement at the turn of the 20th century.
He wants the Contract With America on steroids.
I don't think anyone in the current field of Republican candidates will completely embrace Gingrich's agenda.
"Multiply [the 1994 Contract With America] times 50, and you'll have some idea of the depth and scale of what we want to accomplish," Gingrich said. "What we're trying to do is bring public service and public solutions into the 21st century information age, and so it's very parallel to the Progressive Movement."
...For the next six months, Gingrich will be offering ideas to Republicans and Democrats alike in hopes they will adopt his vision. His advice isn't limited to the current crop of White House hopefuls; Gingrich plans to debate Sen. John Kerry, the Democratic nominee in 2004, on global warming next week.
Along broad themes, he seeks to govern from the right, modernize government and bloated businesses, and defend the United States against foreign adversaries.
...Among his proposals is establishing patriotic education for children and immigrants, including making English the language of American government and keeping "one nation under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance as part of an effort to "re-center" the U.S. on God.
...Other ideas: transforming Social Security into personal savings accounts, reducing lawsuits, simplifying the tax code, pushing Americans to excel at math and science, posting the cost and quality of health care at hospitals and other medical facilities, and investing in "scientific revolution," particularly in energy, space and the environment.
If a candidate embraces his ideas, Gingrich said, "then I won't run, because there won't be any reason for me to."
It's silly of Gingrich to dance around like this.
No candidate will adopt his plans in a manner that would satisfy Gingrich.
Why not come out and announce his candidacy now? Cut to the chase.
Toying with running is annoying. Gingrich should either get in the race or let it go.
Enough of the theatrics.
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