Newt Gingrich, Our New UN Ambassador

People ask me if I think Newt Gingrich would be asked to serve in a cabinet role if he is not elected president – perhaps in a Romney administration. Well, he would make a lousy VP and would not be a good choice for most cabinet positions, simply because he would find it very hard to play second banana to any other Republican.

I can't see him as secretary of state, for example. For one thing, the SOS has to be a good negotiator. His negotiation skills have never been that good – reference...