that is he not pushing perry because they are soul mates from texas. there may be some concern there. but i spoke to ryan three or four times about running for president. and his approach has always been, look, i have got a family. i have got kids. that's my priority. i'm simply not getting into the race. after he gave his response to obama's speech, the state of the union, i called him and i said that was answer ed -- and said that was incredibly good speech. he wrote me back sarcastically thanks but no thanks. i have a hard time believing paul ryan getting. in the problem is if he gets in and nominee medicare is the only issue you will hear about. >> laura: that's for sure. a lot has changed since the state of the union. we will follow it dick thanks a lot as always. >> thank you. >> laura: directly ahead. karl rove takes a shot at perry. is the bush administration trying to undermine a perry candidacy? james rosen has the scoop. later, president obama promises to reveal his jobs plan.