collapse. is this fair or unfair the way the republicans are being treated sf. >> i think it's unfair. every time i see barack obama get up and talk about petty politics and how he wants to be bipartis bipartisan, i know he'll be pointing the finger at the party that doesn't control the white house, doesn't control the senate and doesn't control the house. then i just see basically a lot of media people sitting back and watching him do it and talk about how the gop is obstructionist. i'm not saying there's an element of truth to that. why are we blaming the people who don't have power. >> one reason, kelly goff, would be the republicans have barely provided one or two votes for anything the president has tried to do beginning with the economic stimulus package. some people think the republicans did that when they controlled. what's your take? >> to debra's point, something i've written about is the fact i think the gop hasn't been barack obama's biggest problem. i would argue it's been