we are distracted by christmas and trump is banking on that, people are not concerned with the shutdown so that is why he is taking responsible before, democrats know people don't like a shutdown. neil: taking responded for now. >> it is my shutdown, it is your shutdown. neil: to your point, not too crazy about it. how long does that last and does it prove the president's point that this is all crazy, the fact of the matter is companies are doing well, underlying fundamentals are strong. >> it does, gdi growth is at 4.3% this quarter. neil: talking gdp in the latest quarter. >> it is up 3.4% gross to mystic income is up 4.3%. neil: you are looking, people were concerned about affording all the shopping. it is there. >> it is there and gdp growth is on record, on track to be a