reminded the congressman that back in 2008 he campaigned with the president in that very district in virginia four times. he doesn't really want to campaign with him now. that's one sign of whether the president's lost his mojo when you've got dmemocrats in his ow party saying maybe they don't want to campaign with the president. they want to take his money out on the fund raising circuit, but they don't want to campaign with him because of those approval ratings you pointed out, john. >> they're trying to get reelected to their districts, you can understand they're going to do whatever they can do to show they're independent. ed henry, glad you got that comment from the senior officials at the white house. and we'll, of course, continue to follow that with you throughout the morning. >> good to to talk to you. >> you can also read ed henry's piece, go to cnn.com/politics. now to a story you saw first here on cnn, the spiritual leader of a prominent church in atlanta known for his public crusades against homosexuality is now facing sexual abuse