get at there? >> llw two words that come to mind are "sad" and "reprehensible." you know, i was working in congress when he was speaker and disagreed with just about everything that he did. but you got the sense there was some principle volved. he's clearly a very intelligent person. and to see him -- it makes me think, by the way, he's probably pretty sure he's going to run for president, becse he's clearly trying to appeal to the folks that are supporting christine o'don in delaware tomorrow. and you know, whether he believes there's a perceived weakne there or not, i'll leave that to him to answer. but it has no place in our politics. he knows better. he's made comments like this in the pastaround the islamic center in new york,at for instance, th are really not the newt gingrich i think a lot of us remembered. so i think it's very prehensibl. it may have an audience during the iowa caucuses next year or, pshire or new h south carolina. but i don't think that's where most americans are. and you know, you oughtto ask other republicans out there whether they agree with that.