romney beat on this much ballyhooed suggest to let detroit go bankrupt. that's a symbolic political win, not a substantive win for detroit. obama administration has been working to help the actual detroit, but because detroit, the actual city, not the metaphor for american economic power is, in fact, going through a very painful fiscal restructuring, teetering on the brink of bankruptcy with $200 million budget deficit and $13.2 million in debt. when we talk about detroit's recovery, we need to make clear the distinction between the symbol and substance. randa fahmy hud ohm, joy-ann reid and hanson clarke of michigan. i'll start with you. can you -- just talk to me a