Robert Novak has a column in Human Events that seems to indicate he might just do that.  Newt has said he would make a decision in September on whether he would run for the nomination and that decision would hinge on if there was a true conservative leader running that he could support.  Fred Thompson seems to be the man Newt has been waiting for.

Newt Gingrich is telling Republican insiders that his decision in September whether to run for president in 2008 depends on the progress of Fred Thompson’s imminent candidacy.

If Thompson runs a vigorous and effective campaign, Gingrich says privately, he probably will not get in the race himself. If Thompson proves a dud, however, the former House speaker will seriously consider making a run. That implies that the others in the field look to Gingrich like losers in the general election.

So as the total tech nerd that I am I have been reading tons of coverage of the iPhone launch and it seems that reviewers are torn. It certainly has an amazing user interface and some cool features but the big question seems to be the keyboard. Does the lack of a tactile keyboard prevent it from being a true business class communications device.

Which begs the bigger question of whether the iPhone ultimately is a competitor with the SideKick and Helio or with the Palm and Blackberry devices. I think from what I’ve seen so far, and no I didn’t buy one so take this with a grain of salt, that it will be a device to compete with non-business consumers. Business class users are still going to want the functionality of the Palm and Blackberry devices and don’t really need to have their music or videos on a device. Whereas the typical consumer user probably doesn’t need to be able to type a novel on their device but does want the video and iTunes capabilities. Either way I think its highway robbery for the price. What say you STG readers?