confident in the u.s. economy right now. this will have impact on plane tickets, tourism, and i think in broad strokes women. women are such controllers of consumer spending in the united states. 80% of consumer purchases in the u.s. are controlled by women. women are conservative. i think that this is very dicey for our u.s. economy which is why i believe that treasury, state and defense are working hand in glove together with the president on this issue. >> you obviously ivillage with women all the time. what's your take on that? >> it's so interesting. these stories don't necessarily resonate right at first. there is some talk about egypt. some talk about libya. once you start talking about the pocketbook and gas prices and can we go on vacation and you talk about transportation, flights, when you talk about i want to be to the grocery store why is my bill twice as much as it was before and just as economic engine started to feel like it was chugging a little