the mission to take out osama bin laden may turn out to be the high point of the obama administration. so should the president expect a surge in his popularity? joining me now, jennifer palmieri, former press secretary to john edwards, and cnn political correspondent, mary matalin. let me start with you, mary. i was expecting on the back of the death of bin laden a big bounce in president obama's poll ratings, but it hasn't happened. why? >> well, he's gotten a measure of credit, which he deserves, it was a commendable decision and execution, but the larger credit really goes to the military and the intelligence communities, 86 and 70% respectably, but he got the president -- the president rightly gets credit when things go well. i'll say, politically. i'm sure jennifer will agree with this. the enduring credit for success is not as enduring as the negative to failure. particularly when it comes to foreign policy. jennifer will remember in the