he's now in the 40s or 50s. just as a general matter. it's hurt him to begin with. rick santorum isn't a famous enough guy with enough flaws to merit it. everybody knew about newt gingrich. people are going to say you're attacking poor rick santorum who is having a laying on of hands in the church in texas. it's a richer target. i was just at the conservative political action committee meeting here in washington. it started today. it's going on for four days. i was struck by the fact that, first of all, there aren't a lot of signs or buttons for any of the candidates. it's a big crowd. there are a lot of people there. a lot of kids there. it's a great social thing for conservatives now. but you felt in a way the presidential campaign in general, mitt romney in particular, are not attached to what is really kind of the woodstock of the conservative movement. >> that's the question. i think tomorrow at 1:00 in the afternoon, he hits those people. does he go back to his usual fighting stance of taking on