and i don't think he was merely passing through the presingcincf kansas. but i think it suggests and the way it's written suggests that this is very much in line with his own thinking. >> right. what would be interesting -- >> and there's a lot more there to pull out consistent with his earlier comments going back before he was president, before he comes in talking about the, you know, the transformation of american politics and his reference of the declaration and the the other documents about the changes and how they weren't radical enough in many ways. i would argue that this is consistent with obama. >> i just wanted to give a footnote to john, not that -- i don't want to discount your cynicism, but the one time that obama did invoke teddy roosevelt is when he was fighting for the national health care reform pointing out that that battle began during the progressive party campaign. this speech, if it was going to be a big speech, was going to be a great opportunity to take a single achievement. if we weren't on cspan, i would invoke vice president bide