in the united states marine corps and first from my parents. leadership is about leading. the president hasn't led. of course the congress is polarized and not much is getting done. he works closely with the senate to block whatever we try to do in the house and he's a big part of the problem instead of the solution. what a real leader does, it's a difficult task but recognizing that, leadership rises above that. leadership brings the two groups together and tries get something done. i've never once been invited to the white house to talk about policy. you know? so where's he been a leader? >> have you been invited -- do you shmooze with anybody? president bush would invite them out. a cigar on the truman balcony. >> never once. when's funny about that, other than like the white house christmas party or the specific things, i've been to maybe two events at the white house, but the democrats, you know, offline, off record will say how disappointed they are in the house they're not invited to the