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>> that would be great, brian. look forward to having you. >> thanks for your service and thanks for your time. best of luck with your business. >> thank you very much. >> bye, guys. no more medals for second or third place. a new study shows parents would be better off if they'd quit praising their kids. our next guest says there is one way to boost their self-esteem. you're going to want to hear it. plus, three states, three different winners in the republican race for president. will florida be the state that setses the debate? we'll ask the congressman from that state. colonel allen west j...

With over a couple million dollars of negative ads in iowa against newt gingrich. and you'll see more of that in the next few weeks. >> will florida be his firewall? is that where he'll make his stand? where he puts all the money he's willing to put in the campaign, in a media campaign and diverse florida with the belief if he loses florida and finishes out january with no victories except a squeaker in new hampshire, he's not really in this game anymore. >> i think he can keep going. the you look at the calendar. look, i have -- that is the worst-case scenario. which is he finishes, say, a di...

The game. i think the superpac, right now, the pro-romney superpac is up with over a couple million dollars of negative ads in iowa against newt gingrich. and you'll see more of that in the next few weeks. >> will florida be his firewall? is that where he'll make his stand? where he puts all the money he's willing to put in the campaign, in a media campaign and diverse florida with the belief if he loses florida and finishes out january with no victories except a squeaker in new hampshire, he's not really in this game anymore. >> i think he can keep going. the you look at the calendar. look, i...