deep into the weeds of all of the really terrible regulations that were issued under the obama administration. obscure things like the persuader rule and the fiduciary rule, hundreds and hundreds of pages that really put a damper on business investment in this country. so he could have done a lot of good. thankfully, he s nominated a guy who i think is equally as qualified. paul: let me ask about that, james freeman. alexander acosta, how do you feel about him as a replacement? yeah, he s good stuff, experienced washington hand, good pick, but i think this is a real loss with andy puzder, and it s really inec applicable inexplicable, this lack of courage on the part of senate republicans because i though donald trump has said a lot of things that make it difficult for them to stand next to him, not so with andy puzder. this was a very well-informed, articulate critic of obamacare, of the overtime rules that really kind of discourage ambitious young people who want to work hard and