will get through with the help of moderate democrats in the senate, moderate republicans in thehouse that involves extending tax cuts and benefits and a few things. that s really just down in the weeds. the goal for the president is he s experiencing a very real crisis in confidence. the american public has lost confidence in his ability to execute the job. what he has to show tonight and the reason this speech is so important for him is that left, center, right, americans don t believe that he has the chops for this job right now, and he needs to look credible, presidential, strong and purposeful tonight. if he doesn t do that, he s not going to be able to stop the bleeding. megyn: and now, chris, we re just getting this from chief white house correspondent ed henry who is reporting an update on the republican approach to president obama tonight. and he reports that a top republican aide is saying republican leaders have decided they are not going to slam republican slam president o