account. he's a decent person. he's a family man. all three of those things argue for the step he just took. my first reaction is with the tax bill having passed,s that pretty clear signal that nothing else is is going to get done. the second thing is regardless of whether he loses the speakership or not, the the majority will be so narrow that caucus will be almost ungovernable. the institution is more and more partisan. his instincts aren't that way. and with these young kids, they only growup once. if he has to tolerate behavior, he's going to miss his family growing up, that argues for the step he took. >> kristen welker is standing by. what are you hearing? >> no official reaction yet, but i can tell you they are obviously tracking this quite closely. i would be surprised ifwet didn't get some type of statement or tweet in short