deftly done opening monologue which is are the republicans intentionally tanking the economy? and he didn't answer the question straight up but i think the evidence does mount. i don't even say that to impugn the good faith of the republican party. i can imagine a scenario in which you think that the president is such a disaster for the economy. right? you think he's so bad long term that a short term -- that contributing to the short-term demise of the economy is actually for the greater good of rescuing america from a second term of barack obama. but i think it becomes harder and harder and harder to make the case that that is not what is going on. i mean, clearly is the case that republicans when in office have done all the things you've mentioned. they've increased public sector employment, they've been -- they've been fine with stimulus. george w. bush signed the stimulus act. i think it is the case that there is no political incentive