there is a broader strategy. >> i agree with david ignatius, it's not a bad thing to keep china off balance. you need to have that follow-up strategy. if he wants to trade taiwan for tougher actions with north korea, that is worth it and i do know, we all know that when he was with barack obama in the first meeting, barack obama said, yeah, you worry about obamacare all you want. you're going to be worried about north korea the first second you sit in my chair. i have to worry about actually going to break because alex is yelling in my ear. coming up, "the washington post" robert costas joins with his latest reporting on how the house ethics amendment passed in the first place despite top leaders weighing against it. then we will talk about the new congress when we return. hey, need fast heartburn relief?