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As we have all noticed, it wasn’t but 24 hours after the election results that the major media outlets began their anointing of the 2008 presidential contenders. And of course, we have all been clued into the three main GOP candidates of McCain, Giulaini and Romney.

Well, here's something that I have been keeping an eye peeled for, ever since seeing Newt Gingrich with Gov. Tom Vilsack at the Iowa State Fair Renewable Fuels Forum.

The radical realist who defied conventional wisdom 12 years ago by stealing the House out from under the noses of entrenched Democrats now plans a surprise attack for the presidency. "I'm going to tell you something, and whether or not it's plausible given the world you come out of is your problem," he tells Fortune. "I am not 'running' for president. I am seeking to create a movement to win the future by offering a series of solutions so compelling that if the American people say I have to be president, it will happen." So he's running, only without yet formally saying so. (Gingrich spokesperson Rick Taylor responds.)

Gingrich '08: The stealth candidate at Fortune Online at CNNMoney.com

Could this possibly evolve into the “…fly in the ointment” for the Republican party, so to speak??

~OGD~