>> he has been asked about this. and we recently talked with him about it. now, the reason why i think he could be considered is that his fiscal record in puerto rico, he defied the odds by getting elected to congress as a republican, and he's cut the budget significantly in puerto rico. he is is a big backer of romney. he backed rudy guiliani in kpaeut2008, but now he is backing romney. martha: some people think the bushes and the chris christies and the marco rubios might be at a disadvantage because they might over shadow him. >> christie didn't run for president because he said he didn't feel like he was ready to be president. if you're not ready to be president, how can you be ready to be vice president, because obviously you're one heartbeat away. i do think it is an over