>> i was disappointed he chose to take a step back. i think i understand his strategy. his strategy was to be presidential and to me by not taking the debate and responding only once to sort of the petty sniping of the president. >> steve: there a lot. >> romney seemed presidential. >> brian: no one was talking about a gaffe. >> dick morris makes a point. governor romney seemed far more presidential than the current president in the white house. >> steve: right now, we have headlines for you. extreme weather alert. hurk hurkk season not over yet even though we are inn october and a tropical storm sandy picking up strength down in the caribbean. she is expected to hit jamaica wednesday and bringging heavy rain and severe flooding