[Hoot Gibson]

A Romney/Gingrich ticket is fine with me. Newt can easily be the attack dog while decimating Obama's pick for VP.

:Thumbs: With Newt on the bottom of the ticket, I would expect him to focus almost exclusively on attacking Obama. Then, when the media demands, on behalf of Obama, that Romney put Newt on a leash, Romney needs to support him by saying that Newt speaks for millions of Americans who voted for him in the primary. McCain lost the election in part by refusing to let Palin more freedom on the campaign trail and reacting to media criticism of legitimate attacks on Obama's shady past.

If Republicans let the media run their campaign again in 2012, Obama will win. (Remember how the media scrutinized the large crowds that attended Palin's rallies and demanded that McCain condemn signs and comments coming from individuals in those crowds?) Otherwise, I don't see any way for somebody with Obama's record to win a second term. Hopefully, Republicans learned some lessons from McCain's weak, ineffective campaign in the last general election.