Not much. And I don't think Mitch McConnell has much faith either but he's trying to do the best he can to prevent another disaster, political disaster for the President and for the Republican Party.

What McConnell is telling him is it's not just that you'll get a resolution out of Senate that disapproves this, but you're going to have a lot of Republican who are going to vote for that disapproval and it really split your party.

Seventy percent believe that he's done something that is unethical.

There's never been a shutdown.

I don't want to get into a big argument but he has not been tough on Russia. He's been in alignment with Vladimir Putin.

He hasn't done anything serious about Ukraine, that is just -- it hasn't changed anything.

He's got himself in a corner. He is desperately looking for a way out. He's turning to this ridiculous idea of taking money away from Puerto Rico and California and other places and putting it on what is not a serious crisis.

It's totally irresponsible for the White House to continue the charade when so many federal workers are about to lose their paychecks.

I think the president declaring a national emergency gives him an out with his base.

Yes, he has every reason to do this, because his major accomplishment has been the quality of the economy.

The obvious play for Nancy Pelosi is to pass a bill in the Democratic House, calling for a continuing resolution that goes up to February 8th, which is what the Republicans in the Senate accepted earlier.

I think he's playing a losing hand, John. It all started back with that meeting with Nancy Pelosi. My interpretation... was that Nancy Pelosi outmaneuvered him.