they range from people who are just hardheaded players, like henry crawford threw a guy like willoughby in sense and sensibility, which is married to his own maturity, committed to not make a commitment look good because outokumpu style. and really, it has to do with jealousy. i think it can help them and a lot to look at a kind of template for this. i am dealing with somebody who looks like he's interested in me, but he is not anymore. which class this evening to? which classes are fun to? honestly, i cannot give you all the advice in 15 minutes. i would like to back up and talk about the case for jane austen as an alternative to the typical 21st century ways of thinking about dating and courting and mating. when i first started writing the book, i was just thinking, okay. jane austen is a genius at writing and social criticisms and at male and female psychology and relationship dynamics. and she happens to be writing in an era for the crisis in relationships had gum things up. so she could have some useful advice for modern folks. in the course of working on the book, i came to see th

willoughby more of a promoter of president obama or a promoter of president clinton -- will he be morea promoter of president obama or of president clinton? every day there are mystery speakers. the democratic national committee has decided to not give us a list of speakers going for it. we know who the keynotes are. as for who is speaking every day and in the prime speaking spots, we have no idea because they will withhold that information until the evening before. we do not know who may be coming up. we have word that charlie crist will be speaking. we know he is on the list and senator kerry will be talking on thursday night, but we don't have a full list. they will keep us waiting. host: a push for betty white in "politico." guest: i heard that yesterday. everybody would love to see betty white. that would add a moment of levity. i don't think that will happen. i suspect democrats got a good look at what happened in tampa and felt as though the appearance by clint eastwood upstaged the main speaker, mitt romney, a little bit. i don't think they want that happening at their conventi