variable and quite capricious and how he feels about something is not necessarily a reflection of how dire his situation actually is. at this point, there have about so many departures from the white house that in a lot of ways it feels empty in there. a lot of people who are still there are so numb to these constant news cycles of outrage and controversy that they aren't capable of feeling panic at this point, no matter how dire things appear to get. that's why i think that -- thank you for showing our wonderful cover. that's why i think they're so evocative. it's more a sense of gradually rising waters than it is a single turning point that makes everything different. i think the cohen plea is a major milestone in the saga of this administration. but it is also the case that there's been a constant drip of people coming forward, information coming out. new implications that get closer and closer to the president.