long time democratic strategist similarly skeptical. not even a year into the term. and bret stephens is a nice guy, he s got to think of something twice a week to put in the newspaper. maybe that s the best he could do this week. here is that nice guy, bret stephens is joining us right now. i guess the best thing to say is thank you, i ve been feasting off your column all week long. sure. free money for you guys. so, begala concedes. he thinks your idea is bonkers but he concedes, this is the cloak room conversation. let s have. make your case. well, look, right now, the president i think is weighing on his party, not just because he s off to a pretty bad start as president, actually a disastrous start as president but because there is a broad suspicion that