i say name, rank and serial number. the bush administration did exactly the right thing. if senator obama had been the president at the time, it's quite possible we would haven't had the information and result. that's a fact. you can make a moral judgment, okay, it would have been worth it not to do it and suffer the terrorist casualties but it might have resulted otherwise. in this and or instances. i'd say no. the first responsibility as the president is to protect americans, innocent americans and you do what you have to do. >> bret: okay. lightning round, job approval numbers up. "washington post" pew research. here is the april to may 2, there is a bump. there you see it. 56/38. big deal? holds? >> bump itself isn't a big deal. how high and how long it lasts, but the fact that republicans will have a hard time making arguments that he is incompetent after this is what really malters.