steve, it has been quite a 24 hours. >> it has been. apparently you were not harping on like senator durbin said. it was a serious question. i think we still don't have an answer to it. we still don't know why the language was dropped. as charles suggested earlier and we talked about last night, these things don't happen unless there is a reason they happen. so there was some discussion about why this language should be dropped. there will be a change in policy. we don't know. taking a step back and looking at the big picture, if you have enter a political convention like this. there are basic rules. don't angeer the president. don't embarrass the first lady. don't put delegates in a position to booing god and jerusalem. especially on videotape. it's bad moment for democrats. it has to be included all of the coverage of the convention. i don't know if it will overshadow bill clinton. probably not. but it will be part of the story. >> bret: chuck, ed henry confirmed the "associated press" report earlier in president obama specifically intervened on the platform