can we get serious, ruth. >> our daily fix of mommy wars. >> you know, you're a mother. i am not, but -- >> we can still be friends. >> we can still be friends. >> how weird is that. >> this has touched a nerve with a lot of people. but first of all, what was i think lost in the conversation is what hilary rosen was trying to say inartfully but trying to say. >> definitely inartfully and i tried to sort of be her interpreter on something that i posted early yesterday morning. you can find it at washingtonpost.com. >> indeed. >> and look, the mommy wars are like one of these sectarian conflicts or trash fires by the new jersey turnpike that never go out and they'll flare up at a moment's notice. what she was trying to say was that the romney campaign which put, is using her as their emissary to women. >> she's their bulletproof shield. >> that's fine. she seems incredibly likable and has a terrific life story but in many ways her life story is not the life story of many women.