is he a great looking guy. he has kind of a comfortable genial matter about him. he has a lot going for him and strong record in home state on big issue of the day. he hasn't made much of it i think his decline in the polls has been inevitable given his performance. if he going to survive as a candidate. he needs to step it up and soon. >> bill: okay, now, all of the republican candidates, is there anybody -- not talking policy now. i'm not talking policy. i'm talking leadership ability, when you hear them speak, when you see them conduct themselves, does anybody stand out to you? >> well, the one candidate who has stood out in the recent debates to me has been mitt romney who is somebody that republicans have regarded with great reluctance so far. but he has stepped up his game since rick perry got in the race. he has shown he can do that he has done it in an interesting way, bill. not only has he been able a tack perry. he has done it in a reasonably genial way. it's a very difficult thing in politics to pull off. that is to attack another