Newt's Loss, Perry's Gain

The big political news on Thursday involved the en masse resignation of Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign staff.  It goes without saying that this isn't good news for Gingrich.  But it may be good news for someone else: Texas Governor Rick Perry.  A Wall Street Journal article that came out before the Gingrich news said the following regarding a possible Perry presidential run:

Should he run, Mr. Perry would first have to overcome an organizational hurdle. Assured that he wasn't running, his two top campaign aides, Mr. [David] Carney and former campaign manager Rob Johnson, both signed up with Mr. Gingrich, the former House speaker.

According to this article, Carney and Johnson were among the Gingrich staffers that resigned.  So that's one organizational hurdle for Perry that may have just become easier to overcome, should he decide to run.  Once again, Rick Perry has some good fortune.