and i think that's where we need to go. we need to talk about the past and its context but then talk about how we're going to move forward in the future. i think joe biden was trying to say in order to get things done in the united states congress people are complaining a lot about us not getting anything done in congress. and the only way you can get it done is sometimes you've got to deal with individuals who you don't like. for example, me and the current president. when they did and worked out with my good friend cedric richmond and hakeem jeffreys on the crime bill, prison reform, they then worked a deal. it's not that we changed our opinion of donald trump. but if there's something that we can do to benefit folks, you try to do the deals. but you still want to make sure that you tell the truth about those individuals. and i think he did that. i think the problem that he ran into, at least from my viewpoint, is you don't want to