people who appear to be making objections have been silent for ten years, literally by their silence have endorsed the excellent character of his service to the country. so this becomes a clear statement, of political obstructionism. and yes, that's been a vice on both sides of the aisle, but those people who -left-curly-bracket obstructionism is a way of life are going to pay a price from the american people. so it may well done on some of the democrats, particularly those who have to run for office in the next couple of years, and have to run in states that were carried by the president by double digits, and that means that a lot of voters who are concerned about the supreme court may want to think again about whether or not they want to be's obstructionists. >> jenna: it's interesting you say that, because it may have worked for democrats in the short term when it came to passing legislation, but in the long term of course we saw the results of the election this time around. what advice would you give to republicans and republican leadership to not repeat the same mistakes that perhaps they have made over the last several years, or the mistakes of the