but not the removal of the work requirement. said he vetoed such attempts and president obama was on the record in opposition to welfare reform through much of the 90 s. shepard: carl, the president is campaigning in colorado today. and so is one of governor romney s top supporters the ohio senator rob portman, he is somebody we keep seeing on the v.p. short list. speculation friendsy. rob portman the ohio senator is campaigning in colorado, bracketing as they say the president s visit there five events from portman acting as a surrogate from mitt rodge any is he definitely one of the topics on the possible short list. in addition, tim pawlentyy the former governor of minnesota is campaigning today in michigan. mitt romney s native state. is he out there on the romney bus in the next couple of weeks we are going to see mr. romney go on a bus trip in which he will be joined by paul ryan, the chairman of the house budget committee who will actually be on vacation in colorado next wee