John Boering: Ron Paul Leads the GOP Pack. Newt Gingrich Faulters.

For those of us who voluntarily expose ourselves to the news that isn't news on Lame Street Media, this morning was a real wake - upper. We have all come to expect sport games being treated as if they were of national importance, after all, why wouldn't we? It's not as though we have illegal wars being conducted on numerous fronts, or the corruption on Wall Street and in the overall banking system isn't killing us economically. The interlacing of sports news, celebrity mishaps and other nonsense that is irrelevant, considering the current sad state of affairs of our country, which eats up a huge portion of valuable time that isn't consumed by the incessant commercials for crap you aren't likely to buy anyway. Sports and celebrity news seem to consume large blocks of time, while relevant news gets a few sound bites, and we can suddenly find ourselves listening to a story about a man who saw Jesus' face in cheeseburger that he is selling on Ebay. My, yes, THAT would be important, and earthshaking. I watch at least one of these corporate/government shills for the powers that be every morning, just to note what they are NOT reporting, that might have been of real interest, and useful to the average viewer. And then it happened: I was sipping my coffee, kind of zoning out as the CNN broadcaster smiled and talked about football, as if it really mattered to any of us out here, who are observing the slow wrenching demise of our economy, the ongoing and growing corruption of the government, and suddenly Newt Gingrich appeared on my screen. The cream in my coffee curdled, and I mentally recoiled as if a huge snake had appeared before me. In essence, it had!