>> thank you, michael. and, again, merry christmas. >> you too, sir. this and so much more to get into this week. and joining me, former mitt romney adviser, peter wayner, now senior fellow at the ethics and public policy center. conservative analyst e.d. hill and democratic consultant, bob beckel. e.d., great to finally have you here. beckel, i love you. peter, i'm glad your son's soccer season is finally over so i can get you on my program. you're first, peter wayner. react to what you heard from buchanan about the experiment. what happens if it's a pure conservative? >> well, it depends on which the conservative. who the conservative you're talking about. marco rubio is a conservative, a product of the tea party. he's a person that is a traditional conservative. i don't know that it's so much the -- where they come down on the issues, because cruz and rubio are close on the issues. a lot of this has to do with disposition temperament. and i would say that ted cruz is a crusader, and marco rubio is a persuader. i tend to break politicians down into those two categories.