bureau chief robert traynham. newt struck a different tone that many others on the stage were putting out. how important was that moment for him, for newt, as we get so much closer to iowa? >> i think it was important to him. it differentiates him vice president, but the interesting thing, thomas, that rick perry couldn't do was that he talked about it in very compassionate terms, but also talked about it intellectually, which perry did not do a couple debates ago. it's interesting for newt to come out with this position, how forthright he was with it, he didn't mince words and was very, very direct, and the audience response. there weren't a lot of booms or consternation from the audience, so the question will become how about the electorate, how would they respond to this coming up upcoming primaries.