there's not a lot of points. >> i think that's true. >> it's not the job of the president to let the opposition dictate the terms. >> you know what i like to do, joan, rattle the cage on the other side. i want to see the lion in the cage growling. i want to see -- i want to rattle and hear the cage jumping around with the crazy guy inside that cage. i got to believe today when they were absorbing the fact, oh, god, we have susan rice as national security adviser and samantha power over there all to the left, maybe, it's hard to say left or right on some of those things. certainly to the human rights side of john kerry even. they've got what they want now and we lost again. >> yes. i'm happy he did that. i'm happy he gave susan rice the job she very much deserves, chris. i'm happy about the three judicial nominees. i think this is the right tone. now i think we need to see movement on domestic policies. you know? >> tell me. >> nira is out with a great report saying we have to give up on this austerity kick. austerity politics ruined