any had demanded that akin quit the campaign, he'd be gone. >> that was sick, deluded, ego maniac rush limbaugh. today, paul ryan made the mistake of allowing reporters to ask him a few questions on his campaign plane. >> congressman, you co-sponsored abortion-related legislation with congressman akin. do you regret that now? >> that bill passed i think by 251 votes. it was bipartisan. i think we had 251 votes, 16 democrats. i'm proud of my pro-life record. >> knowing that more questions on his abortion record were coming, paul ryan tried to make his escape before being stopped for a question on the difference between ryan's and romney's policies on abortion. >> i'm proud of my record. mitt romney's going to be the president and the president set policy. his policies for exceptions for