it's easy to sit on the sidelines and take pot shots. that job is a hard, hard job. you see it. you literally see it by the time the second re-election comes around. >> never mind being president, actually getting to that point is incredibly tough. this process that america has politically in these elections is quite an extraordinary test of endurance. look at santorum in iowa. 377 rallies in 99 counties. in england that would be almost unthinkable. the politician would have made that kind of commitment to one small part of the country. you english are so much more civilized. you wouldn't stand for living in iowa for two years. nothing against iowa, but two years is a long time to vacation in the ham tons let alone iowa. >> you've said you want to moderate a debate. if you were doing it now with the senior republicans, what are