donald trump is all over the news these past weeks but the headline says as much about him as they do about the field of republican candidates who may run for president in 2012. more about them, i should say. the candidates getting the ink are the ones who can't win the presidency, we think, i think. the candidates who could win don't get any attention. mark hall prison is cnbc's political analyst, thank you. and "washington post" columnist eugene robinson. thank you for joining us. we've got a lot to cover. mark buchanan is a well respected guy, great writer, great thinker. i think an independent. here he is laying out why mitt romney, many who thought whose turn it was can admit. bad timing. conventional candidate in an unconventional time.