numbers are going up. gallup not a fly by night operation had him at 45. now he is 49% approval in a very polarized country. i don't know if you heard. we seem to be in. that's pretty significant. steve: no kidding. speaking of polarization. the president also hammering democrats yesterday telling republicans to go nuclear, mitch, if the democrats try to block his supreme court pick. listen. >> there will be 60 votes. >> it's the same things they have been saying about every republican nominee. >> we end up with that gridlock, i would say if you can, mitch, go nuclear. > brian: so what is judge gorsuch facing now? let's speak to former counts loor george w. bush ed gillespie almost the senator from virginia. he knows about the confirmation efforts for justice roberts and leith and joins us now to weigh in. ed, do you envy those who sheparshepherd the justice from meeting to meeting? >> it's a great experience, brian. and those meeting to meetings