to me, barnicle. and since joe s not here because the poor guy had surgery, i just thought i d start the show out i read through a couple of pieces. i still don t see the justification for it. are you so indebted to pizza companies? you re indebted to the food industry. yeah. the obama administration wanted to do the right thing of course. it was lobbying congress by these food companies that got it turned around. and it s a disgrace, actually, when you look at the state of our kids health and the obesity epidemic. it s everything that s wrong with washington. let s move on and talk about what else is wrong with washington. we ll start with newt gingrich defendi ining his ties to fredd mac as he faces new scrutiny. the former house speaker reportedly earned at least $1.6 million in consulting fees from the company. gingrich addressed the controversy once again in iowa yesterday. first of all, it wasn t paid to me. gingrich group was a consulting