huge delay. this committee is a little bit stalled in lots of ways. its energy is high, but its access to information at the moment is a little low and remember, we have elections coming where the decision makers for the house may change and may no longer be democrats deciding and respect reps can maintain control of the house and this committee as some republicans are promising will be put on ice and set out to sea. >> carol, good to see you this morning. thank you for joining us. carol lenning is a washington post investigative reporter author of the book "a very stable genius," "zero fail," and "i alone can fix it." joining me is the author of the newsletter "lucid threats of democrats about the democracies in decline" and author of the