this president. he was elected with 53% of the vote the first time. and they plotted against him, the night that he took office. we have been in a crisis since 2008. and i think the world is just waking up to it, there are some people that will not accept legitimacy of this presidency. >> goldie, i think that the republicans are given our adversaries, even though they lend us money, our trade adversaries in a big way, an opportunity to weaken our country. the republicans caused this. they are the ones that decided to shut down the government, that threatened not paying the bills, that hurt us internationally. how does -- how does president obama deal with this? how do the honest brokers in the congress deal with people like this who are idea logs and will do anything to push their gain? >> you know, first ed, i certainly believe in this country and i believe in the strength of this democracy, is it strong and elastic enough to