for a president who doesn't seem to be able to avoid chaos. lynn sweet, there is this new reporting overnight, first "the new york times," cnn has it as well, that the president is talking to rob porter, his former staff secretary who was pushed out of the white house because of these reports of domestic abuse. is that a good look for the president to be calling up this guy for advice and companionship? >> no. this is an easier analysis to make, john. it's not only that he's making calls, it's that people around him in this orbit, he's telling people he's doing this. he doesn't like to be cast -- i don't know why he would want him cast as this kind of lonely guy rambling around. we know his wife is in florida for spring break. that also brings up in terms of his judgment. if he is looking the a cast-off