the opening of this show i was saying, andrea and david, tom jump in here, they were playing the inaugural address. on this day we put aside pettyitics, thon day we put aside the politics of division. we show the people of this country that their government works for them. and yet over these last four years we've seen time and time again those things are firmly entrenched here. >> it's been so toxic that i think the president is betting that the american people, clear in our polls, the people are really fed up with this. and that it will be in the republican party's advantage to play somewhat toward getting something done. you saw that in williamsburg, virginia, with the house caucus last week when paul ryan feared the party and the more radical elements of the tea party which supported him to some sort of compromise short term, at least, on the debt ceiling. >> was it compromise or just a strategy to move a bigger fight down the road? >> i think it's an indication, a telltale sign about where the republicans are. four years ago, when the president was making that speech, republicans were meeting at night. >> exactly. >> decidin