Republican Leadership reminds us who they are

I anticipate that as time goes on, the Republican rhetoric will only heat up. I hope at some point we will begin to hear more substance from the candidates and not just soundbites and criticism of the President. May be they are saving all of the details of their platform until their official party nomination. We shall see...

As Republicans gather deep in the conservative South to hear from the party's presidential candidates, they'll also be sending a not-so-subtle message to President Barack Obama – this is GOP territory.

No fewer than five GOP hopefuls were appearing at the four-day Republican Leadership Conference, planning to introduce themselves to activists, operatives and donors who have not yet rallied behind a candidate in the volatile primary race. And from the early moments, it was clear any criticism of Obama would earn applause.

"He is a national secular European socialist. He believes in the government," said former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, whose campaign imploded last week when his top advisers resigned. In one of the first speeches since the shakeup, he entered and exited to Journey's "Don't Stop Believing."

"He is the opposite of freedom," Gingrich said of Obama during a sprawling, 41-minute speech.

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