that "new york times" story was a book end to this speech. that story tonight was one of the most devastating things i've seen in a pretty long political career. the fact of the matter is the smart political response in the broader sense as a president is that you know, you're not just the leader of your party and not just the leader of the faction of your party that fan natcally supports. this is a guy tonight, every eye in the senate and house is on him wondering can he pull off another night like last night. they're grasping at desperate little straws and saying maybe he'll stay sean for another 24 hours. tonight they saw a guy so wild and so lunatic and they're thinking also, he has control of nuclear weapons. this is a good thing. no, it's not. they're terrified of this guy. >> let david chalian in. >> i think rick is making the point that is, scott, i agree with you. we saw a lot of this on the campaign trail.