see an improvement in the numbers throughout the year and if that doesn't come true, come election time voters are likely to take out their anger on the president. don? >> so is it work pointing out that the president's appointment of cordray was a kind of in your face move to congress? why did he go to this so-called recess appointment? >> why did he go there? and he didn't just recess appoint. he did it in a way that would get the most notice and enrage the republicans the most by doing it while the republicans were in session. while they were in a pro forma session. it sent a number of political messages to the republicans the intended message seemed to be he's not going to take their flack. to middle class voters that he's trying to woo in the campaign, the intended message is that he's fighting for them. and to the democratic base,