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BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: Dick, St. Joseph, Missouri, great to have you on the EIB Network. Hello, sir. CALLER: Rush, it's an honor and a pleasure, I am amazed every day I listen. Your brain is a vacuum. My question, Rush, I've heard you say and others that the 2012 election could be a slam-dunk. And my question is -- RUSH: No, no. I've always said, "if it were today." CALLER: Oh, all right. RUSH: A year from now. CALLER: That goes along with my question then: Are the Republicans going to shoot themselves in the foot with continued debates --...

(Reuters) - Upstart Republican front-runner Herman Cain on Tuesday came under sharp attack from his rivals at a 2012 debate and struggled to explain his tax reform plan, the signature proposal of his campaign. Cain, the former Godfather's Pizza CEO who has shot to the top of Republican opinion polls, found himself the target at the CNN-sponsored debate, where his rivals began to take him seriously after believing he would simply fade as time wore on.

Debate Score: Perry For the Win Bryan Preston October 18, 2011 There were two Ricks on debate stage tonight, and both came in loaded up and ready to hunt. Rick Santorum threw a blizzard of punches at Mitt Romney early over his claim that as president, Romney, the author of RomneyCare, would repeal ObamaCare. The punches landed and the damage showed on Romney’s face. Rick Perry came in loaded up to speak aggressively for his energy plan, and spoke with an energy and conviction that has not come through in previous debates. Romney came under the most intense fire he...