>> newt's ad accused romney of being timid. brian, did newt wait too long to start going after romney and the other candidates? >> absolutely. i don't understand why everybody is saying he is a republican and go after him. have you watched any races? do you remember the barack obama 3:00 a.m. call? they still haven't forgotten about it. if someone insults you and says that he says the stuff in these ads is not true, why would he not come forward and say let me tell about you fan knee and freddy. and let me tell about you the problem with nancy pelosi. instead he said i can't believe they are being mean to me. that doesn't sound like the savy politician. >> and republicans keep saying we can't beat up on each other. >> you have to beat up on each other. >> but obama and hillary clinton beat up on each other until election day, it seems like. >> and john mccain and mitt romney were beating up on each other and now they are best buddies. they have never been closey. -- closer. did you see them on the stage? they almost had cynergy.