inflation and economic fears to tank the president's major, you know, policy, agenda policy. i think that really sticks. people say, he is a democrat and he is worried that there's something happening right now, that this policy could tank the economy or cause rapid inflation. i think that really undermines the president's message that everything is all right and that, you know, the pocketbook issues are not as grave as we sense that they are. >> yeah, i mean let me just jump in to say that the white house argument that build back better would be -- would reduce inflation in the short term i think is pretty thin. there's maybe some medium to long term, but the argument that joe manchin is making is that it would be inflationary was completely bonkers in my mind. i don't think there's any impact one way or the other. most of that is going to matter based on covid, it is going to matter on international supply chain, it is going to matter on jay powell and what he does at the fed. all of this, it is a weird thing where there's a debate over inflation when that's not what