UFC 2012: Romney vs. Gingrich Showdown......THE WAR IN WASHINGTON

At this point, this is what the GOP primary has become. An old fashioned,  no holds barred throwdown between Mitt Romney, the sleek and handsome former governor as Massachusets, and Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House, and evil cousin of the Stay-Puft Marshmallow man. This was exemplified in an article in a recent issue of the New York Times. The attacks were ruthless. Gingrich attacked Romney over his work in the private sector: he said Romney should "give back all the money he earned from bankrupting companies and laying off employees over his years at Bain." Gingrich also declared himself the front-runner in the race. He has shot up in the polls due to an incredible surge. Strong words from a man whose campaign was thought to be dead in the water over the summer. Meanwhile, Romney's playing it cool. Said he to voters in New Hampshire (concerning the Newt): "Just saying outrageous or incendiary things will get you a lot of kudos and drive your numbers up. But it's not going to win us the White House, and it's not going to win us the respect of people on the other side of the aisle who we have to bring together to overcome the extraordinary challenges we have." The Oven Mitt also made quips about the money Gingrich made working for Freddie Mac. But I don't think Romney is really sweating Gingrich at all. Newt's extramarital affairs and general bombast and arrogance make him an incredibly in-electable candidate. At this point, it's more a test to see if Romney can whether the storm. Or will he fall under pressure? It will be tough, but I think Romney's got this in the bag. Gingrich is just the latest in a string of candidates to have their 15 minutes of fame at the top of the polls, only to fade into oblivion a few weeks later. Of course, only time will tell. Dickstein, out.