optimism is up, confidence seems to be up. people want to spend more money on their gifts. it seems as though america is becoming great again. it seems like you re giving credit to somebody in the oval office. i have to do it. hats off. 2016 was miserable. one of the most terrible years i have seen in my adult life. 2017, things are coming up roses. let s look at a graphic on all of that. we want to look at the trump economy. president s been tweeting about it suggesting he doesn t get enough credit. real gdp growth up to 3%. unemployment down. consumer confidence up to 125.9. housing starts 1.29 million. just a small increase in that area. what do you make of the optimism? i was talking to sheryl during the commercial break. she covers this more closely than i do. she says the cutting of regulations by the president has had a bigger impact than he s