they fillibusterred. republicans now fillibuster. it's a -- >> it's systemic. >> it is. and every time people try to fix it they can't try to come up with a good fix. >> there was some function that a fillibuster form at the beginning of the congress and they declined to pursue it. and they probably wish they had a time machine. >> i don't know that you can do it this in this environment. >> how much does the president own? it's easy to say congress is the congress, but the president is the president. >> that's exactly right. and i think one of the issues that the president ran into in his reelection campaign and this was borne out by a lot of the focus grouping that the obama campaign did, people didn't dislike president obama, they were unhappy with his leadership. but one of the things they weren't sure of was whether he could figure out a way to fix this. this is obviously a candidate who in 2004 talked about we're not red states or blue states, we're the united states of america. in his 2007, '08 campaign gave hope for a new kind of politics. he hasn't been able to