i was disappointed he chose to take a step back. i think i understand his strategy. his strategy was to be presidential and to me by not taking the debate and responding only once to sort of the petty sniping of the president. steve: there a lot. romney seemed presidential. brian: no one was talking about a gaffe. dick morris makes a point. governor romney seemed far more presidential than the current president in the white house. steve: right now, we have headlines for you. extreme weather alert. hurk hurkk season not over yet even though we are inn october and a tropical storm sandy picking up strength down in the caribbean. she is expected to hit jamaica wednesday and bringging heavy rain and severe flooding