to win again. but it s looking sour. of course the economy is not in terrible shape. things are getting better. there are some good signs. but the mood music and the obstructionism of a republican party that is not ronald reagan s republican party means it s quite perilous for any democratic president, and i actually am very concerned not just aboutjoe biden but about the future of the country if this is the nature of what republicans have become. celia, just on some of those other issues that have flared up, we have those terrible images of haitian people being beaten with whips from the border by us immigration forces. i mean, how does that kind of thing go down? in countries like for example canada, where there have certain expectations about what a biden administration would be. biden s message during the campaign on immigration was very different to donald trump s. it s fascinating to watch i this debate from canada.