romney had a photo op spent $5,000 at walmart to surround him with supplies. experts say don't send supplies, send money to the red cross. exactly the wrong message. trying to create a phony photo op. >> that's what it comes down to, look, i believe in a two-party system i think it's important. but where is the republican party headed? chris christie got the memo, you've got to have some long-term vision here. for them to come out, for gingrich to say that, on fox charles kraut hammer said the same thing. this is about america in a time of need. it is so opportunistic and shamelessly transparent. >> it's bad politics. >> i agree with you on the substance, it's bad politics. you don't look good doing this. >> alex, a lot of us felt that way when president obama first became president. we were in the middle of a crisis. we were in the middle of something we had never been