inawe authentic, too phony for conservatives to accept him as their own. would they rather take a long-shot bet on rick santorum, a guy who feels at least like one of them? the real dead ender is newt gingrich who can prove he can lose in all sections of the country. the cries are growing louder for newt to just get off the -- out of the way. plus, republicans are accused by their enemies of waging a war on women. now mitt romney says he would end all public support for planned parenthood. is he giving his enemies the evidence they want that republicans are women's enemies? and george clooney's here with us tonight. the actor/activist just came back from the border of sudan and south sudan, the site of all the killing over there. he's bringing attention to the crisis. and george clooney will be right here with us on "hardball". let me finish tonight with the great big slugfest i've been hoping for for a long time. it's now going to be romney versus santorum, mano y mano with the big bout coming this tuesday in illinois. we begin with santorum's southern sweep. won both of those last night.