get elected. that is important for people to know in who they decide to be the president of the united states. >> greta: are you saying by your silence toward other candidates they are not doing that? >> no, they are doing that. but mitt romney has been top of the attack for quite -- top of the pack for quite some time consistently distort and lied about the president's record. he particularly earns that focus because he has no core conviction. i mean i know for me as an elected official, i pride myself on taking a position, on talking about it in my district. and you know, i think my favorite thing that happens to me is when a constituent will come up and say i don't always agree with you, but at least i know where you stand. no one knows where mitt romney stands, because he stands anywhere he needs to. and at the end of the day, with the need for us to continue to focus on getting