right course and in my opinion mitt romney represents the type of person who can run against barack obama and barack obama can't make him issue the way he might other candidates. and you have to keep the focus on -- >> the fact that -- isn't the fact -- senator, you've made my point. the very fact that you can't call him a conservative is because he isn't one. joe mcquaid, is that it? >> i didn't say that. >> i'm a conservative. i think he's a conservative. >> name one conservative thing that mitt romney has ever done in his political career. >> created jobs. i mean -- >> no, conservative things. >> done the private sector job creation. >> that's a pretty good question. where is his credentials from in terms of policy, health care, tax policy, abortion policy? >> in my view, it's from running a state extremely liberal and ran it in a way that's solvent. >> he projected nothing with any conservative credentials in massachusetts. on the other hand, gingrich who paid five grand for that ad that wasn't another endorsement. >> gone on vacation again today, john.