Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, infamous for promoting divisiveness and extreme partisanship during his four years in power from 1995-1999, and also well known for hypocrisy in pursuing Bill Clinton on the Monica Lewinsky scandal when he was himself involved in an extramarital affair, has indicated his interest in pursuing the Presidency in 2012.
Gingrich would certainly add intelligence and his articulate manner of speaking and presenting ideas, were he to enter the race, but it is hard to imagine that a person with his shady reputation could actually unite the GOP and overcome President Obama in a 2012 matchup.
However, he would certainly be more interesting than many of the others on the long list of potential GOP hopefuls. By indicating his interest this early, it makes it seems likely that the Republicans will start the pursuit to replace Barack Obama earlier than ever, meaning there will be no respite from Presidential politics. For a political junkie like myself, however, who can complain? :) LOL