need to be specific, but not so specific that it's politically suicidal. he's going to have to talk conceptually about what he wants to do. he's going to have to talk about how to make the country competitive. he's going to have to talk honestly about the looming debt crisis that we face. he's going to have to talk directly about the consequences of the $5 trillion in debt that's been added. and i think that by the time we get to mitt romney's convention speech in the end of it, we're going to have a really good sense of how he's going to run for president in the fall and i think it's going to be fundamentally different than how he's been running for president over the course of the summer which is, obviously, been disspiriting for a lot of republicans across the country. >> okay. steve schmidt, if i could ask one quick question. >> sure. >> for especially given your experience what are the risks with paul ryan? >> well, paul ryan is 42 years old. he has a national profile amongst the national media,