michelle back man, newt begin gingrich, it's going to have to be dealt in the general. i think if governor romney is going to be the nominee, i'm trying to make sure he is not, i think it makes him a better candidate but it makes gingrich and rick sawz and ron paul, makes them better candidates based on what they've had to go through as well. >> sean: congressman? >> i think all this barring back and forth gets you ready for the big bout. if you can't take a fellow hit, what is going be like barack obama throwing punches? you want somebody that can take a shot. there is a reason that mitt romney continues to tell us, he has absorbed the shots. they melt under the sunlight and again mitt romney has shown he has the propensity to take a shot and throw a punch and is left standing. >> governor romney has not had