democrats are tying the romney/ryan ticket to akin. it approved the abortion amendment in its platform. it is essentially the same as the last two election cycles. rnc s abortion amendment doesn t mention exceptions. yesterday, democrats started calling it the akin amendment. rob, paula. important distinction. party platform does not make exceptions for rape or incest. governor romney personally feels that way, said his administration would support legal abortions in those cases. important distinction to make there. so everyone is clear. a hot-button issue. in cases of incest, rape or the mother s life was in danger. there s a not what paul ryan believes. there is a petition, it says i stand with todd akin. give $3 to his campaign. he says when you make a mistake, you tell people you are sorry, you don t try to hide it. i made a mistake, i am sorry. on the petition it says, i made a mistake, i used the wrong word in the wrong way for that i apologize.