seen anything major oval office address, do you think that there is some reluctance to do it? >> i've been puzzled by the president's avoidance of the major tv speech, the missing element of the health care pride. if there is a whole process that you have to ask for tv time, partly a problem where his spokesman's briefings are carried live, and the media build up, the most important's breach, then comes a speech, and debating the speech for a couple of days. it is moving public opinion. i'm surprised that the tool, the president has not chosen to use. >> dana: the other reason, bill, that you argue is that it lets congress know what the president wants and what his policies will be, what his priorities would be, and in this case with tax reform, especially if you have some democratic senators in red states, they might feel the pressure from the constituents. >> they all might, maybe even republicans from some states might have felt the pressure.