and it is m&a monday, so i want to tell you about germany s s&p jumping into the cloud commuting scrum with a $3.5 billion acquisition of u.s. software company, success factors. that s it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. now back over to hardball. welcome back to hardball. it s been a busy day in republican presidential politics as candidates scramble to pick up the pieces from the fallout of herman cain s suspended campaign. thanks no a new nbc maris poll, we re getting some indication of where cain s supporters may likely go in the early primary states. the nbc/maris poll also shows just how dramatically newt gingrich has surged into front-runner status. he now leads the pack in iowa and is catching up to mitt romney, even in new hampshire. newt certainly has a lot of detractors among prominent conservatives, but right now he also has the momentum in the