george w. bush. >> that, of course, was msnbc's rachel maddow last night. you can see her show 9:00 p.m. eastern time. michael smerconish, also an msnbc contributor. you also spoke with congressman ron paul. a lot going on. i want to talk to you, first, michael, about the poll, 50% approve of president obama's handling of libya. you heard the dwlash rachel had to say on her show comparing the president to others in the past. what do you make of her numbers and the thoughts? >> i think the mixed read is similar to what i'm getting from telephone callers on my radio program today. to rachel's point about the president not canceling his trip i would say it suits the objective of the white house that he is away and that if he were at home i would thinkรง i would be suspicious on their part of scheduling a quick trip to send him out of the oval office. here's why, it fits with the