if you go all the way down to the deep ocean where this pinger is, what we re talking about is the deep area at the end of the long slope that they re dealing with in this area. it is more than three miles deep. over here, more than one and a half miles. this is generally believed to be around the two and a half mile deep zone. that is plenty deep for all the equipment we have that might reach it. if you go below that you re relying almost entirely on robots. and placement along the ridge, jake, makes a big, big difference. if they can keep it here, that is easier, if they find it upslope, that is very good news, if they find it more downslope, with every descent, it makes it harder and harder to salvage this stuff. tom, thank you, let s bring back our panel. tim, let me start with you this case smaller surface, tell us about the challenges under the
usually act. you said traditional presidents go through a normal set of motions. they identify a problem. they come up with a proposal to address the problem, they try to convince the country it s the best approach. but under the permanent s permanent campaign shimmy, he declines to come up with a proposal to address the problem. then he comes up with a vague but politically convenient concept that doesn t address a problem. let s raise taxes on the rich. then he goes around the country blasting the opposition for not having as politically popular a concept. then he returns to washington and congratulates himself for being the only serious and substantive person in town. david yeah, so here s what i believe. i believe that what the president has done is sort of incomplete. he wants to take on republicans to do what s very difficult for them when it comes to taxes. but had it comes to entitlements, he s much more limited. he s not going to push democrats on retirement age, on he s