to the news that oil is no longer flowing into the gulf. take a listen to what he said earlier. >> sir, are you encouraged the oil stopped flowing in the gulf? >> i think it is a positive sign. we are still in the testing phasech i will have more to say about it tomorrow. >> all right, a very cautious note of optimism there. it is good news today. the nearly three-month-old disaster has been called by many, many, president obama's katrina. how does he get past this? does this have the same political, we talked with james carville and senior political columnist, ed rollins. welcome to both of you. james, let me start with you and the big news of the day, of course, no more oil liking in the gulf. talk to me about the politics, the political toll it has taken on the president. >> the response has gotten better, here in the last 45 days or so. and you know it's good news that they got this thing shot,