this, do you think? i certainly hope so. i have great respect for paul ryan. but really, can you? well, it fends on what you re talking about. i believe that the parties in good faith coming together could put this country on a sustainable physical path. so i think the answer is yes. that will require compromise from both sides. i think what the president is going to say tonight is he is serious about sitting down with our republican colleagues and finding that path forward. recognizing that it will involve compromi compromise, but it requires a little give-and-take on both sides. i think that will be part of the message tonight. representative chris van holen, thank you. thank you. james clyburn is coming up. the third ranking democrat in the house. and later on in this hour, the so-called odd couple of new york, anthony weiner and peter king. liberals have been up in arms after supreme court justice