mitt romney at this point especially coming out of a bloody primary than you would the president. martha: we have a long way to go. we ll see where it heads. steve hayes, joining us this morning from d.c.. gregg: martha, still on the subject of politics, cory booker now responding to the firestorm over his comments on the obama campaign s assault on mitt romney s business record. the newark mayor saying the attacks were, quote, nauseating but then he quickly backtracked saying the president is entitled to hit romney s background. last night the mayor went even further, saying he felt used by republicans after they released a petition asking americans to quote, stand with cory. booker called it exploitation. he also denies claims that the obama campaign pressured him to clarify his original comments. martha: former vice-presidential candidate sarah palin also getting in on the booker controversy. she appeared on sean hannity last night. she thinks mayor should have stood his ground.