it. the way he proposed it was like putting a sign around his neck, this is all about winning for the republicans in an election. that's what i'm discouraged by. i just think, i'll tell you when i got sickened in the pit of my stomach, the vote on the oil subsidies. really? we are facing this kind of problem and we couldn't get but one republican vote to quit writing checks to the most profitable corporations in the world. when they wouldn't vote, i knew it wasn't going to be good. that's the low-hangi ining frui. if we can't do that, how are we going to do the hard things this situation demands of the leaders in this town? i'll be honest, i'm optimistic by nature, but i am very discouraged. >> on that happy note, thanks for being with us. >> thanks, guys.