how much actual influence does he have? >> on the specific issues, very, very little. you have heard the phrase cafeteria catholics. congress is going to behave like cafeteria catholics. see, you mentioned this. that's what i agree with. they are going to taste. john boehner considers himself a devout catholic and so does nancy pelosi. they will walk away from that address with different conclusions. i hope it was one of those moments where all of them hear a call to be bigger than themselves. that's something i hope everyone can walk away with and work with a little bit less animosity in the future. >> what about regular folks who are out there watching this. as i watch him enter st. patrick's, he spoke to a woman in the wheelchair. the regular people, they are