a leader here but one thing he said i was struck by, i'm not interested in laying blame. we're here to settle scores. some people are interested in that. his first challenge is to lead this republican party into a new era. if anyone can do it, perhaps he can. it's definitely a big challenge. >> i wrote down that exact same line. he said after that, jeff, we are wiping the slate clean. as manu said, maybe a little easier said than done, but he has many challenges before him. a.b., two people i was thinking about during paul ryan's first speech as speaker. what is john boehner thinking? and then also seeing him sit there in the house gallery, what is kevin mccarthy thinking? >> well, let's start with john boehner. john boehner had paul ryan as a college student at miami university in ohio, interning on his congressional campaign. these two have known each other a long time. john boehner is enormously fond and protective of paul ryan.