Newt's Advice for Palin

Who better to advise Sarah Palin than former House Speaker Newt Gingrich? Politico asked Gingrich what Palin had to do to keep her 2012 presidential options open, and he boiled his approach down to six components: write a book to lay out her philosophy in an unhurried way, which Palin is already set to do; get a regular gig as a television commentator to stay inside the national dialogue; acquire a condo in New York or D.C. as a base of operations; master three types of speeches—a fundraising speech, a speech aimed at interest groups that projects Palin's brand, and a stump speech to help Republicans raise money and gain attention during the 2010 elections; create a national project or center to serve as an idea-incubator; and plan to work insanely hard. But will Palin take the advice?