newt gingrich insisting even though he may be third at moment, he s in for the long haul. if he wants to get out i m all for him getting out. i m for romney felt out. despite the many requests by the washington establishment, i m staying in this race. bill: is that gooder to bad for the party. brad blakeman and doug schoen, gentlemen, good morning. brad, you know what doug was doing four years ago, he was working with hillary clinton. she did not drop out until almost mid june. is that a good thing or a bad thing. it was a different set of circumstances. hillary clinton and barack obama managed to keep their race civil. there was no incumbent. now we have an incumbent that s above the fray.