how many years i've been covering money in politics, because it will make me sound really old, but this is always a question we have. like, you know, chicken and egg. are they doing this because they're getting money? or are they getting money because they're doing this? you know, in manchin's personal life, he has a interest that's a tremendous amount of money in a coal brokerage firm. he is part of the coal industry. he shifted that to his son, but he still is getting money each year if you look at his senate financial disclosure forms from the coal business. and you know, around the world, people look at our system and other democracies and they say, you know, people are allowed to take money from industries that they are supposed to regulate and legislate about. it's like, you know, if you're watching a baseball game, and the refs are being paid off by the people they're calling balls and strikes on. i mean, the whole system, i think, is institutionally corrupt. and it raises questions about