in abject poverty, who lost one senate race, then ran for mayor of las vegas and got crushed and should've disappeared from the political firmament resurrected by a governor, was the gaming regulatory chief, and, by the way, there is so much about his time there that is not known, including the story that you told about jack gordon and reid wanting to strangle him after the bribe attempt. there's a lot more to that, too. he is just one of those politicians who doesn't fit into some easy description on twitter or facebook. and there are so many stories that i know and have been told since i began to research this book. he truly is one of a kind, was one of a kind. >> yeah, and i want to speak to you a little bit about his legacy and how he changed our national politics, for good or for bad. but i do just want to go back to