Nobody seems to like it. Craig i think the congressman has a point that there are crosscurrents going on in terms of public opinion, and it is hard to match everybodys expectation. At the same time, i think the American People expect a certain amount of leadership out of congress, and that they shouldnt just be polldriven in how they react. Im not saying congressman smith is like this, but i think people have an expectation that their leaders in washington will rise above that. John thanks for joining us on newsmakers this week. Keep track of the Republicanled Congress and follow its new members to its first session. New congress will best access on cspan cspan2 cspan2 radio and cspan. Org. Tonight on q a, david brooks columnist for the New York Times , on writing an article for the times and the awards he gives out at the end of the year. The sydni awards. The sydni sydni awards are given for the best magazine essay of the year. The idea is that they always come around christmas week.