let s start on wednesday. the public hearings begin. it s about language and conveying what we ve seen written. the mueller hearings are a good reference. there s a lot on paper but mueller never said a lot of that. here s what jim himes, congressman from connecticut, said on meet the press on sunday. you re trying to convince the american people of something that is pretty simple, that the president acting criminally and extorted somebody the way a mob boss would extort somebody, a country, it s probably best not to use latin words to explain it. best not to use latin words to convince the american public. how good a point is himes making there? it s a key point, dave, because the mueller hearing does show what the risks are here for democrats. that the expectations going into these hearings could be so high,