david gergen, the president sort of playing the role of mediator in chief, if you will pair can he continue to do that in this next budget battle to come? >> that is a very good question. i think there are two the questions coming out of this. one of them is what john king has been raising and that is will the trust deficit between the white house and members of congress within congress and democrats and republicans, will that be reduced or grow as a result of these classes. the question after the president gave gracious speech, as he enters the fight for 2012, will he come forward with a plan which is as audacious as the one that the republican has put forward about tackling entitlements and moving from the fight over billions of dollars to the new fights over trillions of dollars. >> is that something the white house plans to do, come forward with a plan of their own?