because an agreement on wall funding may give trump a partial victory, they refuse to budge even if the daca kids get a path to citizenship, even though they would have gotten that last february. guess what? the democrats don't care. score settling and preventing trump from declaring victory. and that's the angle. joining me now author of the new piece "times failing person of the year list: a product of cultural decline." contributor editor and former aide to president reagan. let's start with your thoughts on the failure of the media and democrats. we can't seem to grasp the current moments. >> they love slapping themselves on the back. "the time" magazine cover is