the jobs." even on the right, there is some concern that they are distracting from that message that in some ways is a powerful one. >> chris, let me bring you in. to the point made by malika as well as earl here. you cannot deny someone's feelings. you see this image of an african-american attorney general. you have members of congress saying you should resign right now. carolyn maloney stated the chairman issa called eric holder a liar. these things happen here. so is it beyond the pale of reason or reasonable thinking here to factor in race or is it truly just about what we're seeing partisan politics on every level that will weep witness within washington? >> well, i think listen, the imagery i think feeds into the talk and the debate about race. but i think when you kind of really kind of narrow down and look at this, this is just brutal washington politics.