going on in the heads of the top republican convention managers about the timing -- unfortunate timing of this hurricane racing through new orleans and this convention which is on schedule to reach its climax at the same time? >> well, you do have this conflict, chris. because you do have this incredible desire for as much time as they can get. they've got a lot of work to do at this convention. you've outlined it during the course of the program. which is romney introducing himself in both a personal way, but also in a more policy prescriptive sort of way. the people i'm talking to say they've got to be nimble. what they're really focused on are the big four. ann and mitt romney, paul ryan, and governor chris christie. those are the four key people. if they have to, you know, basically back up and build up more prime-time in each of the two nights, wednesday and thursday, they'll do that. if tomorrow has to be a day that's curtailed some, they're able to do that. i mean, right now, i think they're operating on the assumption that whatever may be headed toward new orleans won't