fist candidate feeling comfortable going on the attack. pawlenty wasn't comfortable going on romney. listen to this, michele bachmann on mitt romney and the life issue. >> governor romney has stated that he's pro-life, i take him at his word, but he's had some issues with that in his past where he's taken various positions. this this was a wonderful opportunity to sign the pledge and none straight that he's pro-life. he chose not to. i think that's troubling and i think that he should have signed the pledge. you can get a lot of things wrong. one thing that you cannot get wrong is the issue of life. >> matthew, when i hear the phrase "i take him at his word," i think of ricky bobby, with all respect. that's her way of sending a message. >> bachmann has always been underestima underestimated. this is a woman who upset a established republican state senator, she came into the state convention, walked out with the nomination. then they ran a primary, she