let's bring back keith boykin, jim mclaughlin and jennifer stefano.th, everybody hates obamacare. the public hates it, the unions hate t the students hate it. the irs hates it. that's what got them in trouble with the tea party in the first place. the tea party hates it. nobody likes this thing. >> when medicare was introduced first by jfk, only 28% of the public supported that. >> lbj. >> no, jfk, when he first introduced it. lbj was the one who made it into law. but jfk proposed it in 1962, and only 28% supported it. when lbj actually passed the law, only 46% of the public supported it. and now it's overwhelmingly popular. so just because something is unpopular doesn't necessarily mean that it shouldn't be enacted. secondly, in terms of the polls, jim will tell you this, and he's a polster. 90% of the american people support background checks on gun purchases, but that didn't stop republicans from blocking that legislation in the u.s. senate. i don't know if we should use as determination -- >> i don't think there has ever been a point -- four years

let's talk to former white house aid and contributor keith boykin, clyde benson an cnbc robert costa, i want to start with you, this is insane, later in the day, i take it after the press conference, they appointed danieler with per. -- daniel werfel. i am not picking on this buy werfel. people say good things about him. he served under w. bush and obama. here's the thing, bob costa, he's only going to be there four months. the appointment takes effect may 22nd. he's going to serve through the end of the fiscal year, which is september 30th. four months. he will clean up the corruption and politicking in four months. that is the nuttiest thing i've ever heard. >> reporter: the congress doesn't think it and the president is reshuffling the debt shares on the sinking irs shichlt you say dave kemp talk about how tomorrow's hearing is the real story. my take away from the press conference is the president is on the ropes for the first time in five years, he is feeling the heat from congress. he knows he has to act. i think he is stumbling to strike the right tone. >> of course, they shoul