his base. that desperation is deserved. they have not moved the needle a bit. mitt romney gave a speech in defense of the filibuster today which was very good. he is the center of the senate this is a doomed effort. bret: meantime stacey abrams running for governor on the democratic side, morgan, did not show up for this event today. the president was asked about that. take a listen. stacey abrams had a scheduling event. her car is getting a tune-up so you can understand. she is realizing georgians aren t buying what he is selling she is try attorney general void him because of his faltering poll numbers. she also agrees with the civil rights groups who all think this thing is phony. we re all on the same page and everything is fine. are you insulted she is skipping the speech. i m insulted you asked the question. i spoke to stacey this morning. we have great relationship. we got our scheduling mixed up. bret: scheduling mix-up. if the president is coming, you fix the s