this, make sure this doesn't blow up into a major crisis. so i really hope that, you know, there's significant pressure being brought to bear on this one senator that's obstructing, you know, dozens and dozens of senior policymakers from moving into positions. >> is the white house applying pressure on chuck schumer, to go ahead and just start taking the votes? if ted cruz isn't going to -- again, this is the difference between republicans and democrats. no republican would have had thanksgiving at home if i were running the senate. on monday, i'd say, "okay, fellas, two hours a nomination. i don't really care. you better get canned turkey. we're going to be staying." when is chuck schumer going to do is that? we can blame ted cruz, but chuck schumer can call the votes. if ted wants to make them wait two hours, i'd love doing that. that would be so much fun. okay, ted. then i'd just get binoculars and