and fascinatingly, importantly, he talked in there about how the tea party wants something to happen on immigration. so it's going to be hard. yesterday speaker boehner did not sound like someone who is in a deal-making mood. at a breakfast with network anchors and correspondents, he said he didn't think the president had the guts. he used that word to do what needed to be done on entitlements. but the house is going to wait for the senate to move on these. and when the slow-moving senate comes with something real on these, there's going to be a lot of pressure on the house to deliver. >> thank you, mike allen. still ahead, nbc political director, chuck todd and from "the washington post," eugene robinson. more "morning joe" when we come back. [ male announcer] surprise -- you're having triplets.