and it's really too bad to lose him. i'm surprised he lasted as long as he did. he served six months of this administration. i think he deserves six months of combat pay. it's been a very, very difficult six months. i've been a republican for 30 years. i served in the bush administration. i've seen a lot of administrations come and go in washington. and there is a whole new titide in time around toward personal conflicts of interest and also toward the freedom of the press and other fundamental values we hold deer in this country. when you have the president just this week threatening to derail the att -- dsh the time warner deal because he doesn't like the presses knch o kwonch from krn krn that is exactly the type of thing that needs to be reined in and the office of government