to 40-year transition, and a painful transition. but barack obama can't point back to the other guys politically. i just don't think that resonates anymore. >> no. for the same reason i think you don't get political credit for things you avoid. the political market discounts faster than any other. so by arguing it could have been worse, intellectually i think people say, that's right, or historically say they that's interesting. but what about the gas prices that mike is talking about? you know, what about the house payments payments? what about the fact that tuition payments are going up? what about the fact there aren't community colleges around or broadband? i think harold is right. it comes down to a kind of -- i would call it an investment strategy. i think what the president was saying yesterday makes a lot more sense to my ears anyway. instead of talking about taxes and what you're going to take away from rich people, why don't we talk about what the taxes we all pay are going to give to the people who need a hand up and