fern strom. the guy he turns to when someone's leg needs breaks. if rove was bush's brain, then fehrnstrom gives romney a backbone. what does he bring that mitt romney needs and what's it like working with the guy from inside of the media? >> this is a very tight-knit group and they have conflict internally, but it rarely spills out publicly. he is one of three longtime boston-based aides along with beth myers who is running the veep search operation and doing a lot of other things and peter flaherty. they are very loyal and they know him well. you have seen other people run. senator mccain had outside and inside people, but there was a fair amount of conflict in that campaign. [ laughter ] >> and this operation doesn't have much. and eric fehrnstrom is a big