a shot. if he does not, i would probably go with saker gingrich, who i have the greatest admiration for in all seriousness, because of his history and because of his depth of knowledge. >> bret: maybe that is telling, maybe that is not. bring in panel. david druger for roll call. liz marlanez, for christian science monitor and syndicated columnist charles krauthammer. david, let's start with the cain situation. the endorsement, what happens. the significance of where it goes. >> well, we're a month out from iowa. this is the first time a major candidate, somebody who at least at one point looked they had a chance to win or be a major player dropped out of the race. it shakes things up. i don't think his endorsement is going to matter all that much. it will be good fanfare for whoever gets it. it's probably gingrich. given the contingency that cain court and what he probably wants to do going