believe has been marginalized in most americans' eyes. i don't think the woman has any credibility outside of her far left base and she continues to say they are a force. you don't see them coming back in the spring or next summer or really whipping up any kind of support in the future? >> i mean, there definitely will be events and they will have people come. will there be a lot of people? i think the numbers are going to be disappointed. especially in the dead of winter. more the sympathy now is with the neighbors who have had to deal with this. we have seen mayors across the country, whether it's republic, democrat or independent. mike bloomberg in new york. >> the costs are astronomical and you are right the business people. the tea party people took it on the chin when it was perceived they didn't want to compromise about the nation's deficit problems back in august. that movement has been very quiet the last few months. how do you see that? >> i think that movement is struggling right now. the polls show that the tea party was the story of 2010. but you talk to republicans on