michael gerson, a columnist for michael gerson, a columnist for the "washington post."o joined by two members of our cbs news political team -- congressional correspondent nancy cordes, political analyst john dickerson. john, let me just start with you. this whole business about judges make decisions congress doesn't like, so they haul them before a congressional committee. >> well, what speaker gingrich is talking about-- and this is true of a lot of his plans-- he comes to washington he wants to shake things up. this would start the new administration with a big constitutional crisis. this would be a big fight. you'd have both branches going after each other. and the country would likely look at that and say wait a minute, i thought we were trying to figure the jobs thing out. why are we having this huge fight?" he can test whether that would survive in the current system. but it's a big test to have right away when you're coming into office. >> schieffer: michael gerson, let me just ask you. can herman cain and this candidacy be for real? i don't think anybody antici

schieffer: we will talk to both herman cain annuity gingrich and then get some analysis from michael gerson of the "washington post" and two members of our own cbs news political team: congressional correspondent nancy cordes and political analyst john dickerson. it's all ahead on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: morning again. welcome to face the nation. in the studio with us today herman cain annuity gingrich. i want to ask both of you. you both spoke to the big conservative values conference last week. but the preacher who introduceded rick perry kind of stole all the headlines because he told reporters that more monism is a cult and that mitt romney is not a christian. mr. gingrich, should that be part of the discussion? >> no. i think that none of us should sit in judgment on somebody else's religion. i thought it was very unwise and very inappropriate. >> schieffer: do you think that mitt romney is a christian? >> i think he's a mormon and they define themselves as a branch of christianity. >> schieffer: your thou