there was a gallup poll that came out and found only 47% of americans support the military action, the low heest proportion of any military action in the last three decades. >> paul: that's at the start of an action. >> exactly, against muammar gaddafi, a long record of murdering americans. compared with 1986 when reagan bombed tripoli, it was 71%. so the president, i support this action, but i am dismayed at the president's failure to communicate. >> paul: what's happening here? is it partly the fact that he took off for brazil or changed his mind so quickly? what's going on. >> i think it's that and just that he doesn't seem to own what he's doing. i think if he doesn't want the meshes to be tipping the scale in this direction, the problem is he's fed this humanetainer issue and regime change and hasn't made his case to the american public. until he's able to do this