Gingrich for President

I just listened to an interview by Charlie Rose with Newt Gingrich. The question posed was "What will the incoming President have to do most importantly.?"
Newt expounded brilliantly, spelling out the stance that is necessary for the US to assume in the future. Citing Eisenhower as one of the great leaders of the modern age he stated that we should expand the State Dept. by at least 50% and take the time to go around the world and listen to what others are concerned with. Since we have been for the last eighteen years the sole superpower we don't have to prove ourselves. It behooves us to be benevolent not dictatorial. We must assume the leadership in the waar on global warming, or carbon reduction. He said all the right things about how we should behave in order to remedy the terrible reputation we have created for ourselves.

Although he never baldly criticized G. Bush he was obviously referring to the lousy job he has done. Re Iraq he first praised the brilliant military operation in toppling Saddam. He said we then fell off the cliff in botching the aftermath. Instead of creating an Iraqi government by retaining the Army and civil servants we attempted to form an American government and we thus created an occupation. All our trouble since have stemmed from that.

Also, without reference to Bush, he stated that he was deeply sorry for the way things have gone and how it has hurt the Republican Party. He is obviously a very bright fellow and has also had his share of foibles. The conversation was in the form of a memo to the "next" president yet it was a thinly veiled suggestion to the present Decider. We know well where things go from his suggestion box.