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There should be fireworks with this being Newt's first debate as the front runner and the GOP Elite just begun its panicked attacks to knock Newt out fast and install the unlikeable Romney in his place.

Some say corporations are people. What if political parties were people? Could the GOP be clinically diagnosed as a sociopath?

If Gingrich were a stock, I’d say sell high, which means I'd sell soon.

Fewer and fewer of the folks who contributed to the success of our economy actually benefited from that success. Those at the very top grew wealthier from their incomes and their investments -- wealthier than ever before. But everybody else struggled with costs that were growing and paychecks that weren’t -- and too many families found themselves racking up more and more debt just to keep up.

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Unfortunately for Republicans, it’s looking like what will be thrown into the bubbling GOP Presidential caldron in 2012 will be the will be the Aye! of Newt.

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The diversion of billions of taxpayer money from secular social services to sectarian religious outfits was probably the most under reported story of the Bush administration. Bush's faith based initiative became a spoils system for evangelicals.

Apparently, local media are now noticing what we have been talking about here for some time. For all the talk about President Obama facing "DOOM!!!", he looks to be the only candidate with a real grassroots base and campaign...