nothing like the akin business. >> no. so in a case of unfortunate timing, the latest issue of "newsweek" features a cover story by -- >> have you read this? >> british historian neil ferguson, "hit the road barack" why we need a new president. unfortunate timing we'll see how mitt romney handles this. >> he writes in part this by picking ryan as his running mate romney has given the first real sign that unlike obama, he is a courageous leader who will not duck the challenges america faces. the voters have a stark choice. they can let barack obama's rambling -- i don't know -- >> good word. >> narrative, so ferguson, continue until they find themselves living in some american version of europe with low growth, high unemployment, even higher debt and real geopolitical decline, or opt for real change. i was a good loser four years ago, but this year, fired up by the rise of ryan, i want badly