what we should do. robert mack mcnamara, when he w his memoirs -- and he was the one who, you know, built up the vietnam war. what a tragedy. i was in the military for five years in the 1960s. i did not have to go to vietnam, but i was in the service. and it was such a tragedy -- >> all right, we're listening to congressman ron paul, vying for the gop nomination to become president of the united states. he is one of a number of gop hopefuls who are addressing the republican leadership conference going on right now in new orleans. the three-day event kicked off yesterday. we've seen newt gingrich already speak, herman cain and other candidates. also rick santorum will be there. also michele bachmann. we're expecting her in just about an hour. we're going to dip into that. she's gained a lot of steam since the cnn debate earlier this week. a lot of people gave her high marks for her performance there. when she steps to the podium, we will take her live as well. >>> meanwhile, the...