agenda who were also constantly bombarded with all of this information, and as much as they try to move on from it, it's kind of every shoe -- as another shoe drops at any given moment. what's interesting about these poll numbers is the president does have a very low approval rating. that approval rating mirrors his favorability during the campaign which is also interesting. he was unpopular during the campaign and remains so now. the number i always look at is the number among republicans which is still very high and still very popular among republicans which shows him very much speaking to his base and we have to keep an eye on the independent voters and in the polls that number is slipping a little bit. >> jay, i'll give you the final thought. as kailey was saying, i think half and half. i heard from the leadership that they didn't mind the distraction this week because they're working behind the scenes to get health care done and with all of the media attention focused on