the level that average americans, normal people out there think. they hear talk like this and it just doesn't mean anything to them. there's no sign of that. i mean, obviously people at the republican base whoor, for whom they are receptive to the notion of the apology tours. but most americans think he got osama. that's what they think. >> it's a good base issue, john's characterization of the president's record is accurate. there's a couple of exceptions think maybe have broader appeal. israel, relations with israel and what's going on in iran. and the failure to stop the iranian nuclear program. although the president's predecessor didn't do much to stop it either, in the end. this is a base fight, though, and that line of reasoning with the base. there are again, this is not saying they're accurate. but tens of millions of americans find that argument about the president compelling. even though his overall foreign policy and national security ratings are high. so gingrich is saying what viewers of fox news and listeners to rush limbaugh and other parts of the republican