I do think it does raise the questions -- re-raise the questions of age.

Listen, I think John McCain, when he says he would rather lose a campaign than lose a war, I think that's absolutely honest and correct.

But when he turns around and accuses Obama because Obama holds a different position of essentially, you know, trying to intentionally lose the war so we can advance -- you know being willing to lose the war so we can advance his personal…

John McCain said twice today that he personally would rather lose a campaign than lose a war.

I think the door is still open. There are many around who think now that it's a more distant possibility.

It's a dramatic shift, Anderson. And this drumbeat has been now coming since last Friday, as you just pointed out. And it's very clear that, as elections approach in Iraq, Maliki is asserting a certain kind of nationalism there.

Barack Obama is now acknowledging that.

I think Mitt Romney remains the most speculated about and possible.

It sounds more likely that he could be a Secretary of State or Secretary of Defense perhaps.

I think he leaves himself open to the charge tonight that he's meddling, that this is not his role, that he can be the critic, but he's not the negotiator.

It sounds more likely that he could be a secretary of state or secretary of defense, perhaps.