that may be a longer term strategy and the problem is people are being killed in the short-term. >> jim, the economy, the number one issue for the elections in 2012, europe, obviously, coming into play. do you think the media are making the connection for voters between what's going on in europe and this country? >> i think they're covering the euro thing pretty heavily, i think that's getting a lot-- and what is astonishing to me, the dog that didn't bark, the egyptian semi coup and the egypt's old guard, if that's not a snooze headline, nobody has any idea. and the fact that they overturned the civilian government and that would be news to me, but i think the problem media, a, realized nobody cares and they also don't want to force the obama administration into doing something about it ab we've got enough to chew on. >> and goes against their narrative, change is coming and wasn't supposed to happen