there was some political drama because of president biden s vaccine mandates. . a small number threatened to hold up the vote. they see fighting vaccine as a winning political play, obviously. it comes as we see a dramatic measure out of germany where the unvaccinated are essentially being banned from public lives a the country deals with a surge. a considerable one. it shows patience has completely run out with those refusing a shot, very similar to what s happening in the u.s. as the winter months begin. joining us now is michael smerconish, host of cnn s smerconish. what do you think about what germany is doing, and can you imagine that being done in the u.s.? i imagine it not being tried here. and it wouldn t work, brianna, if it were to be tried. we narrowly averted a government shutdown because of continued opposition among republicans, red state else, rural representatives to vaccine mandates. and the president s announcement yesterday of increased emphasis