radical? it is unbelievable. people ask, where has this rancid ugliness and partisanship come from in american politics. well, i ll tell you. this is a fair part of it. right from the has not of newt gingrich saying to politicians in his party, when you want to describe your opponents, use language like traitor, sick, pathetic. it is just disqualifying in my judgment for newt gingrich and it is bizarre that he is now leading the polls on the republican side. but isn t that the point, sir? that s what republican voters want. they want a man who is going to describe the democrats and indeed, the incumbent president as sick, that a thigt, radical, traitor. that s what they want. i hope not. this country is in very serious trouble. and in my judgment, needs at this point serious leadership. and my hope is that president obama will run for re-election. i m going to support him. i hope the republican there s choose a candidate who is serious about issues and has some ideas about the