standard, and then everybody falls below it. but, you know, this happens all the time. he has to do that. he has to differentiate himself from, in this case, i guess, it's the opposite. he's equalizing, no, you're no better than i am, santorum. but santorum, see, the difference is santorum doesn't have anything else. he didn't run anything. he was a senator of modest accomplishment, a decent man. so once you take away the i am the man of principle, i am the conviction politician here, what's left of him? and the romney people know that, and santorum is starting to plummet in the polls, though i've got to tell you my own personal view, it was that satan speech that did it. i don't really -- i'm not sure it was a debate. i don't think people want a president who goes around talking about satan, to be perfectly honest with you. jon: all right. fred barbash from cq roll call. fred, thanks for joining us. >> nice to see you again. jon: thank you. jenna: new developments in the case of a missing executive from