today? it's very hard to tell where this is all going to shake out. we do know that iowa is not predictive. it has never been predictive. >> cornell, how do you see it? >> you know, i see it this way. you just laid out the case why perry is going to stay in, because you do go through the meat grinder. he's hoping he can last in this thing long enough to swing back to him. i take it from rich's old boss on this thing, and why folks want to stay in it. look, you've had the vast majority of conservatives at the base of the republican party take a good long look at mitt romney now going back to 2007. mitt romney is like the girlfriend that your parents want you to date and you roll your eyes and say, i'm never going to date that person, i'm going to look for someone i think is cooler and who gets me. and i think that's the fundamental problem is, they're all trying to vie for who's going to be the conservative standard bearer right now. and mark my words, and by the way, i said, i came on your program two weeks ago or so and