not optimal. okay. washington speak for not good. another question. yes. i think the reaction of many watching the events superficially this week is to think that they just lost a boat load of privacy protections. is it more accurate to say the status quo will continue? yes, it is more accurate to say the status quo will continue. you know, washington as we all know is hyperpartisan these days and privacy issues which should be nonpartisan and were nonpartisan at the ftc have become even more partisan. there s a lot of sky is falling hyperbole. there s a little bit of privacy mccarthyism going on. and it would be great if people could sort of cut through the fact cut through this fact-free environment and talk about the real issues. you ran the ftc under president obama. tom wheeler ran the fcc under obama. he wrote a very strong essay this week for the new york times. put it up on the screen. the bill not only gives cable companies and wireless providers
and privacy issues which should be nonpartisan and were nonpartisan at the ftc have become even more partisan. there s a lot of sky is falling hyperbole. there s a little bit of privacy mccarthyism going on. and it would be great if people could sort of cut through the fact cut through this fact-free environment and talk about the real issues. you ran the ftc under president obama. tom wheeler ran the fcc under obama. he wrote a very strong essay this week for the new york times. put it up on the screen. the bill not only gives cable companies and wireless providers free reign to do what they like with your browsing history, shopping habits, your location and other information gleaned from your online activity, but it would also prevent the fcc from ever again establishing similar consumer privacy protections. why in your view is he wrong? well, i think he s wrong because first of all if the cra, the congressional review act is