Newt's not running after all

The big tease. Yesterday, Newt was leading the Republicans to believe he was going to run for president. The GOPers are desperate because the presidential field is so pathetic. Newt was their next big hope. But, Newt's campaign is already over:

Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Saturday decided against running for president in 2008, less than a day after the Republican indicated publicly that he would spend the next month exploring the viability of a White House bid.

Gingrich said the last-minute change of heart, which came as aides readied the newtnow.org website and prepared to file campaign papers, was the result of legal advice that running for president would require stepping down as chairman of his non-profit organization, American Solutions.

That group is the latest vehicle for Gingrich's musings about politics and policy, and opened its first-annual "ideas summit" Saturday at a Georgia college an hour west of Atlanta and with webcasts on the internet.

Yes, American Solutions is apparently bigger platform for Newt than running to be the American President.