we re expecting a report on the future of the party. what kinds of changes do you think they need to make after losing two presidential elections? well, one of the things that s going to be suggested this morning, i can tell you right now, is that the gop chairman is going to suggest a shorter primary season and fewer debates. they had about 23 last time. he s going to say that s just too many. certainly did seem like there were an awful lot of debates. moving on to something more serious, obama s first trip to israel and the west bank as president. what is he looking to accomplish on this trip and how will he be received in both places? the highlight is going to be a speech he s going to make in jerusalem. what he s looking to do is speak directly to the israel hee people. he s not looking to make a big speech and coming with no initiatives. i think what he wants to do is just reaffirm the commitment his administration has to israel. and i think he wants to reshape