the united states based out of princeton university, he's been arguing the president has been underreacting to this crisis. he actually compares obama to james buchanan and says his response in this crisis is more reminiscent of buchanan than lincoln. i wanted to see how you responded to his argument. does anybody want to volunteer to take that? >> one of the characteristicis s that made lincoln a great leader is patience. one of the things that gave lincoln leverage in dealing with his political foes and allies is he could wait and see how things were tilting and moving before he left. that's not really a bad thing to be patient. it's hard to do. we are not a patient society by instinct. it was easier to do perhaps in the 1860s than it is in the 21st century, but that's not to say patience was what characterized buchanan. buchanan was inaction. that's a slightly different thing than waiting to see how things work out. i dispute the connection he is making. i think there's a certain strength to patience and leadership. >> also, you know, i've said many times if lincoln is the president agai

there are other people that would say that the west is underreacting to this news.'s been a fast 14 hours, i think now that i've been on the ground so i continue to educate, i continue to gather and i'm going to bring you what i find. so bear with me as i get back out there and find more for you. >> thomas roberts, thank you so much, sir. do appreciate you, as always. be safe there. thomas roberts in moscow. we'll see you again tomorrow. of course thomas there to host the miss universe pageant. remember, you can check out thomas' video diary. he's going to keep updating that diary at thomasroberts.msnbc.com. you can also join the discussion on the agenda setters page there. you can get realtime updates on twitter, facebook, instagram as well. and the hash tag, #robertsinrussia. we'll be right back. there are seniors who have left hundreds of dollars of savings on the table by not choosing the right medicare d plan. no one could have left this much money here. whoo-hoo-hoo! yet many seniors who compare medicare d plans realize they can save hundreds of dollars. cvs/p