I was so happy to hear Gingrich call Romney on his "pious baloney." But let's face it, there is a lot of pious baloney out there. And let's hear Gingrich respond to criticisms of he and his believers on the pious baloney that the U.S. is the best at everything and rules the world. That simply is no longer true.

The U.S. is not number one in education, in health care, in manufacturing, in salaries, in sports, and on and on. That doesn't mean we aren't good, and aren 't best at some things. But reality is reality. We are only a member of the family of nations, not the king.

So why do people like Gingrich and other republicans try to perpetuate this pious baloney? Because it relates to the least common demoninator politically. The problem is that this kind of attitude doesn't help to solve our problems and address them honestly.