now. it's been that way for some time. we're all talking about syria right now. it was only two weeks ago we were talking about the insanity that was going on in egypt. that's not going away either. that's for the commander in chief and congress to figure out. but this is a powder keg right now. >> hey, ed. it's andrea. president obama has done very little during his tenure to foster relationships with not just members of his own party, but republicans. it seems like he's politicized republicans and used every opportunity to beat them up. now he needs their help. as you point out, i think republicans are just as divided on this as democrats. so it's more of a two-parter, ed. where's nancy pelosi and harry reid, his leaders even though the party is divided. and, two, what fw this fails? then what? has the white house expressed any plan b. >> two things. harry reid, you're right to raise that. he put out a written statement saying action needed to be taken and he supported the president. i haven't seen him nationally get in front of a tv camera or