engaged or as engaged, but he has to bring up his game. he was playing not to lose, what they call prevent defense, or in basketball, a four-corner offense. but you don't do that in the third quarter. and so he was sitting on his lead and he was not taking any chances. and as a result, he seemed like he had not showed up. so this next time, he is not going to have to not just call out mitt romney on distortions, but actually make a forceful case for himself and what he would do in a second term and seem like he really wants the job. the problem at the last debate was the president seemed like he wanted to be someplace else. >> did you see the "new yorker" cover, by the way? >> yes. >> hey, is newt gingrich's comparison to mitt romney a bit of post-euphoria -- >> yes, is the pope german? yes, that was excessive, that is