. >> ari ravenhoft is a strategist with harry reid. he'll be with us to help us digest what we're hearing. what do you expect to hear from mitch mcconnell in the next few minutes? >> a lot of what libby has been saying for a while now. a conciliatory town, this is the time to make nice, and then we'll see the mitch mcconnell that we're accustomed of seeing. is the president going to do what mitch mcconnell did to him? is he going to be the no desk? that remains to be seen. of the democrats want him to be. >> you have to wonder if the white house will wonder, we'll go to mitch mcconnell speaking now in louisville. >> the president of the university who is here. jim, thank you for joining us today. [applause] and you may recognize these youngsters over here. they're in a scholarship program that work with the university over the last 20 years. it's the best and brightest program for the students inside kentucky. not non-residence. they attend each year. and they're here today to witness what we may talk about. so let me just make a coupl