president today. so it's second price. >> greg: lbj delivered not only the texas, but the south. without him john f. kennedy would not have been president. >> oh, absolutely. he was a popular guy with some republicans that i know, very able politician. let me give you an example, some of the names for those who haven't been paying attention that have been toted so far that romney may pick for his second place on the ticket. senator marco rubio, of course, of florida. he might deliver the hispanic vote. governor chris christie from new jersey. governor martinez from new mexico is a possibility for drawing the hispanic vote. governor bob mcdonald of virginia. >> greg: sure. >> senator rob portman, a republican from ohio. there's echoes of the bush presidency there. he was former head of the budget. that may be -- that may hurt romney. of course representative paul