and they may have some academic importance. but in the face of the material reality of life in the united states, for example how much do things cost, can i afford them, does the plane land on time, doesn t land safely, can i take the subway or my going to get stabbed by mental patient, somebody let out onto the street? those of the realities that actually matter, not just in this country, but in every country. in the very people pushing this defense of democracy are the very people who have made those material reality is much worse this country. and until they answer for that, they should move onto another country, should improve things there. so we want to walk you through some of the likely consequences of what they are now doing in eastern europe. mark seemed like a good man to start with. thanks so much for joining us tonight. so, without even getting into whether or not ukraine is a democracy i m embarrassed to even i mean, who cares.