mr. president, you were elected to lead. you chose to follow. now it's time for you to get out of the way. >> this promises to be a long and ugly battle for the republican nomination, the obama campaign is gearing up about who they expect to face. it looks like they expect to face mitt romney. we have steve schmidt and author and historian, jonathan alter. gentlemen, let's talk about taxes here. as part of the vetting for vice president the last time around in 2008 do you know your campaign, the mccain campaign thought of the tax returns? did they pass muster, and who has copies of them? >> you know, chris, to take you back four years ago on the vetting process, i wasn't part of the vetting team. i didn't see the information. they are available. they are passive.