it. and i thought if i stayed a few more days, i d understand what s going on here. and i ended up spending most of the next six years in romania. well, they can t take that away from you. and that is remarkable that you have that experience. and that s what life s all about is stringing together extraordinary experiences if you can. but one question i will ask you about now is, a lot of the essay that i read is about compensation and the challenges in the journalism profession. are you concerned that other writers or aspiring journalists may fall into a similar situation? trying to get that story, trying to get the incredible angle? yes. you see, i d love the washington post because i thought i could make a living writing books, which was a mistake. but i think judging from the mail i ve gotten and the reaction to that essay, i think a lot of journalists are afraid
it sounds like they are drinking more than çusual. dylan in defense of our colleagues and our esteemed journalism profession, we are word people, we are not numbers people. so, you know it is kind of hard to get us to pay attention. that s cop out that s a cop out. that said that said i think jonathan s got it exactly wrong, it s not complicated at all. it s two things, like your mother said, don t steal from other people, which is what the banks did and number two don t spend money that you don t have, which is what the federal government and our politicians here in washington from both parties have been doing for decade after decade after decade. that s not got change. and that s simple. you vote these people out. and in some ways, the complexity is an easy place to get lost, which is perhaps how this whole thing perpetuates itself, a challenge for me, i suppose. jonathan, mark, matt, stick around. we will switch to energy here in just a second, along with a little terroris