By Bill O'Reilly

In a couple of weeks, the Republican campaign to unseat President Obama will be ramped up.

According to the latest polls, Texas Gov. Rick Perry is now the frontrunner, Mitt Romney second and Michele Bachmann third. At this point, those are the three candidates who seem to have a chance for the nomination. Of course, anything can happen in the bizarre world of politics.

Michele Bachmann is an ideological candidate who is handling herself very well in my opinion. Her appeal is for conservatives and fiscal independents who are simply fed up with liberal philosophy and big government spending. But at this point, the polls say that Mrs. Bachmann is a long shot.

Therefore, the race between Rick Perry and Mitt Romney becomes a headline, and there are reports that the two men don't like each other very much.

On Tuesday, Gov. Romney spoke to the VFW in San Antonio, Texas:

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MITT ROMNEY, GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Now, I'm a conservative businessman. I spent most of my life outside politics dealing with real problems in the real economy. Career politicians got us into this mess, and they simply don't know how to get us out.

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Some believe that was a veiled shot at Rick Perry, who is a career politician.

What separates the two governors is, again, ideology. Mr. Perry is more conservative than Mr. Romney, and he often uses spirituality in his presentations. Mr. Romney is running as America's CEO, a man who has succeeded in private business and who knows how to handle the free marketplace. Gov. Perry is pretty much running on that as well, showcasing Texas as an economic success story.

The truth is that both Romney and Perry have many things in common, including good hair, and both of them would offer a tough challenge to Barack Obama. At this point, it is impossible to say which man has the most going for him. Even though Gov. Perry leads in the polls, he is untested in debate and Americans don't know very much about him. Gov. Romney has big-name recognition, but many conservatives are suspicious of him -- not a good thing in Republican primaries.

Right now "Talking Points" believes the Perry-Romney battle is a toss-up and could go either way depending on how the candidates perform in the upcoming debates.

So as they like to say in Texas, there will be a high noon between these two men, a verbal shoot-out that will leave just one standing.

And that's "The Memo."

Pinheads & Patriots

As you may know, former Vice President Dick Cheney has a book out, and, of course, the late-night guys sense an easy target.

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JAY LENO, HOST, "THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO": Dick Cheney's new book is out. It comes out tomorrow. This is Dick Cheney's new book. It's right here. It's called "Torture in the Rye." You don't want to miss it.

JIMMY FALLON, HOST, "LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON": In a recent interview, Dick Cheney said that his new memoir will have "heads exploding in D.C." Yes, especially if you read it while you're on a hunting trip with Dick Cheney.

DAVID LETTERMAN, HOST, "LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN": Dick says that the reason he wrote the memoir is because friends encouraged him to do it. What? This guy has friends?

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You know, fellows, it's just too easy. You're pinheads for being predictable.

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