An MSNBC Article released two days ago, claims that former House Speaker Newt Gingrich as a potential Presidential Candidate in 2008:

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich conceded Wednesday that he might run for president in 2008, but said he will spend the coming years focusing on changes needed in the nation and less time talking about his own political ambitions.

By mixing in a series of political appearances during the trip, Gingrich raised questions about his own future. Asked if he would be a candidate in 2008, he said, “I might be, I don’t know.”

Gingrich has recently published a book entitled Winning the Future, which discusses a true conservative agenda for the 21st century, including plans about balancing budgets, privatizing Social Security, partially privatizing health care, winning the war on terror, and preserving the environment. I’ve read about 3/4 of the chapters in the book (not in order as each chapter focuses on a different issue), and think he has a great plan for America’s future. And furthermore, he’s more of a true conservative, unlike President Bush who is, for all intensive purposes, a liberal (or at least spends like one).

The one thing that suggested to me that Gingrich was mulling over a presidential bid was that over the span of the last several months, he’s been doing book signings in Iowa and New Hampshire.

When I chatted with former Congressman Jim Rogan in Santa Barbara a few months ago about his experiences in the house, he told me that Newt Gingrich was one of the smartest people he’s ever met.

If Gingrich wins in 2008, he’ll be the first former speaker to be President since John Quincy Adams. I think he’ll be a great president, bringing true conservatism back to Washington.