n whatsident obama, i wa mark would call a romneyesque flip-flop, is attending by blocking the pipeline until election day -- >> no, they had a deal with nebraska. nebraska reneged on the the deal, for whatever reason. >> it was just a big thing in "the new york times" -- >> it is a the state department who decides, not nebraska. >> they need an agreement from the state. >> the state department by law it is the one that decides. >> can you invoke my name again, charles? >> will you kids play nice? >> nina is absolutely right. >> yay! >> i'm sorry, i withdraw that. [laughter] this is one where the administration is totally on the defensive. whoever wins or doesn't win, there is going to be a change in policy. for the democrats, the defense would be that we defer to states' rights, and for the republicans, we ignore states' rights, which tells you the level of hypocrisy in the campaign. >> you mentioned the nbc poll. where we stand relative to governor romney and president obama? >> 4-point lead for president obama. romney has real problems. four months after he won the nomination, people