to the general as general jackass. he thoroughly enjoys it. >> they love conflict. >> if you study the polling data, they tell you this constant churning, back stabbing, sniping, childish, immature behavior is one of the reasons they think there's a wave coming to blow them out. >> what the president said about conflict, i think, is he likes to get conflicting opinions. now, that's a fine thing in a white house. what the president is presiding over is this turmoil and upheaval and chaos among his staff. people look to the white house for stability. if you're on the hill trying 20 wo -- to work with the white house and do something serious, you want to know the person you're talking to is going to be there in a few weeks. i think it's a big problem. >> and that person actually speaks for the views of the president. the policy that person tells you reflects the white house's policy. republicans on the hill, democrats on the hill, they don't trust that. >> the shelf life of most of what they're told is maybe eight to ten minutes. you're lucky if it's eight to ten hours. up next, texas kicked off