certainly when you come from the house of representatives when you're focused and known for policy proposals, you don't have a lot of national campaign experience, really none in that level. no one is really ready for that. i think he's young and they are placing a lot of faith on his ability to quickly get up to speed on the political side at the same time where he has probably led the way on policy. so it's going to be a cauldron and intense spotlight on him. everyone will be excited how he does on the national stage, not only today but at the republican convention at the end of the month. the president has some fundraisers tomorrow. i think he's going to start making attacks on the romney/ryan ticket. you'll see sharper rhetoric even from the president starting tomorrow. >> we're going to take a short break but we're not veering away from the topic. we'll have more of mitt romney's expected announcement this morning. we'll hear from david gregory and chuck todd. the first railw,