correspondentspontaneous spontaneously, and i would add that it's dangerous that the ayatollahs are going to wake up and have a different world view. >> you listened to senator menendez on this show. obviously he hasn't finished reading it a lawmakers are saying that they want time. where does this stand? >> i think the president is starting this effort on a huge huge selling job. he has to explain what's in the deal. there are going to be a lot of briefings of members of congress. he has a tough selling job. the republicans are almost to a person opposed to this. he's got to get enough democrats that will help him sustain a veto if that's what it comes to. >> which is 34 in the senate. >> 34 in the senate. the white house is hoping it won't come to that. a deal of this historic importance you do not want it to be -- to have it be approved because you were able to sustain a veto as opposed to get some kind of buy-in from both parties. >> what else strikes you with