Wall Street Jounal Online

Has an article out today on Gingrich.  To assess quickly his chances, let's look at some recent polls in the article:

Mr. Gingrich continues to come in a solid fourth in almost all the national polls, behind former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Mr. Romney and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. With both Mr. Huckabee and Ms. Palin hesitating over whether to jump in, Mr. Gingrich would enter the race as a serious contender.

So, if Palin and Huckabee don't run, it comes down to Romney or Newt.  Newt probably gets the Huck vote, and probably at least splits the Palin vote.  Looks like it might come down to what Huck does.  But Huck has money problems, I recall.  Not so with Newt.

Update:
Here's some more from abc.  Also from People for the American Way.   Neither of the previous two links would be considered positively inclined towards Gingrich.

Update:
Here's a breaking news item from Twitter.  Newt will announce a bid for president on Wednesday.