there's a lot of common sense there. his point on the buffett rule is well taken. he of all people remembers that during the clinton years there was a tax structure in place that was more progressive than today, higher rates for folks at the top of the income scale and not only was the economy much more favorable to middle and lower income people, but we achieved a budget surplus, imagine that. so i think the voice of wisdom is speaking there. >> doug, are we missing a little common sense when it comes to economic policy? >> i want to echo jared's call for people to read the president's remarks. it was a remarkable performance, i think there was a lot of common sense in there, i would hope that his democratic colleagues would listen to his call to be serious about deficits this year and not as they're probably going to do today in the democratically controlled senate. but i'm nervous because last year the president -- president clinton same to the same location and called on people