Martin Carrico

Yet another Republican debate tonight hosted by NBC anchorman Brian Williams, which is showing promise to be a verbal slug-fest between Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney.

The last few weeks, the tone of the race has drifted into nothing less than flat out mudslinging.

Since Ron Paul is sitting out Florida, the subject matter tonight will drift towards Newts checkered past, his resignation from Congress, and numerous ethics violations.

This debate should deliver some fireworks, since the theme of the assault Mitt Romney is directing at the former speaker, is geared around bashing his record and his morals.
 

 
Newt Gingrich has certainly made plenty of mistakes over his 30 year career in Washington, but all things considered, his straight-from-the-hip manner comes off as genuine, whereas Mitt Romney spews cookie-cutter rhetoric and parrots the same empty promises American citizens have been force-fed ala Foie gras.

Newt is obviously most comfortable in a more confrontational role, the pit-bull who blurts out all the things no one else in Washington seems willing to say.

Gingrich is coming off a huge come-from-behind win in South Carolina, so the stakes are higher than ever for Mitt Romney, and I think we should look forward to seeing him come out with guns blazing. The problem is that Newt thrives on this brand of debate, and I doubt the Romney camp has come up with any new dirt on Newt.
 

 
Regardless of who wins in Florida, the fact that our leaders and party nominees are elected this way is a real farce, and the only loser is the American public.