the fence. you ve got democrats who have a liberal base that they re threatened by in a primary and republicans, the tea party plays havoc with them. look at mitt romney in the primary. he doesn t believe half of what he s saying, etch-a-sketch? he can t. this is ludicrous. mitt romney is doing well with tea party republicans, as a matter of fact, he s winning in places you guys said he didn t have a shot in and he s winning in battle ground primary states like new hampshire, florida, ohio. come on. he s doing very well. i m from south carolina, where god, who won that one? shannon: newt gingrich. and myth can t decide who he is and he s going to have a tough time getting his base to come out in november, and if he were ever to get elected god forbid he s going to have a hard time governing because he has made promises he can t keep. he s first of all, i believe, the inevitable nominee, and the president has no record now to run on, whether it s energy os we ve just reported