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House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, accompanied by fellow GOP leaders, talks on Feb. 15, 2012, about an accord on the payroll tax cut negotiations during a news conference on Capitol Hill. From left are Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Boehner, House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of California and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia. (Associated Press)
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Sarah Palin, the GOP candidate for vice-president in 2008, and former Alaska governor, delivers the keynote address to activists from America's political right at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Texas Rep. Ron Paul, who is running for the GOP presidential nomination, poses Feb. 7, 2012, for a photo with a youth as voters attend their caucus at Coon Rapids Middle School in Coon Rapids, Minn. (Associated Press/The Star Tribune)
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Newt Gingrich reiterates in Las Vegas that he is the true GOP conservative in the presidential race. (Associated Press)
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Former Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan is now chairman of American Crossroads, which raised $51 million to aid GOP candidates. (Associated Press)
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Former Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan is now chairman of American Crossroads, which raised $51 million to aid GOP candidates. (Associated Press)
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Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, a GOP presidential hopeful, answers questions about his campaign at a rally as he stumps at the Colorado Springs Airport on Tuesday. (Associated Press)
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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters after a campaign rally at Pioneer Park in Dunedin, Fla., on Jan. 30, 2012, the day before the Florida holds its 2012 GOP presidential primary. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign rally at Pioneer Park in Dunedin, Fla., on Jan. 30, 2012, the day before the Florida holds its 2012 GOP presidential primary. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney signs autographs after addressing a crowd of supporters during a campaign rally Sunday in Naples, Fla., ahead of Tuesday's state GOP primary. The former Massachusetts governor has sought to distance his health care law in the Bay State from President Obama's national law. (Naples Daily News via Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Eric Fehrnstrom (center), senior campaign adviser for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, talks with reporters in the spin room following the GOP candidates' debate at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla., on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Having just won the South Carolina GOP Primary, Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich delivers his speech at a campaign stop in Tampa, Fla. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a GOP presidential hopeful, holds a discussion on housing and foreclosure in Tampa, Fla., on Monday. Mr. Romney slammed former House Speaker Newt Gingrich for his work with Freddie Mac and called on him to release records from an ethics investigation. (Associated Press)
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Coming off a disappointing performance in South Carolina, GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney will look to get back on track in the Jan. 31 contest in Florida, where seniors make up a third of the Republican primary electorate. (Associated Press)
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NBC News anchor Brian Williams moderates the 19th Republican presidential debate in Tampa, which could yield a creative outburst from GOP hopeful Mitt Romney this time. (Image from NBC)
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, with wife Callista, speaks at a rally on Saturday night, Jan. 21, 2012, in Columbia, S.C., after Mr. Gingrich won the state's GOP presidential primary. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, a GOP hopeful, speaks to the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in Charleston, S.C., on Thursday. "I was the author of the only bill that actually repealed a federal entitlement - welfare reform." (Associated Press)
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Former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, a GOP hopeful, speaks to the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in Charleston, S.C., on Thursday. "I was the author of the only bill that actually repealed a federal entitlement - welfare reform," Mr. Santorum said earlier this month. (Associated Press)
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry and his wife, Anita, arrive for a news conference in North Charleston, S.C., on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at which he announced the suspension of his GOP presidential campaign and his endorsement of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (left), accompanied by his wife, Callista, greets supporters during a GOP presidential campaign stop at the Christ Central Community Center in Winnsboro, S.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
