remember, we ve seen this movie before with barack obama in some respects where he puts out a set of proposals, he marshals public opinion and hits a brick wall when it comes to the actual legislative politics of getting things done. the closer we get to 2014, the harder it s going to be for democrats because of the map that they face in the house and senate to vote for things like gun control and immigration reform. when we look at gun control, susan, there s incentive. there s certainly public sentiment that supports having background checks and there s some movement on the right about this when the fact that the washington post is reporting that senators toomey and mancion are working together on a background check ps. is that the only realistic way we ll see reforms in the country is very small baby step reforms? absolutely. even if you look at the recent polling, the ban for assault weapons was at 57% right after newtown has now dropped to 47% of we ll wanting it. they have lo