little pet projects and they want somebody to pay attention to them. i'm glad it will end soon. and i hope that cooler heads can prevail, hopefully senator murray and congressman ryan, chairman ryan, will be able to carve out a deal so we will not have to go through this in january, which by the way, brooke, it's a little chilly in january. i know you don't want to come back in january. >> i used to live here. i have my winter coats, but as much as i would love to spend time with you, donna brazile, i would like to miss that. let me stay with you because i want to talk. listen, we heard ana say, you know, everyone -- this has tarnished myriad reputations on both sides of the political aisle. i want to read something to you that our political colleague said. obama will leave a democratic party epitomized by ancient ideas, radically positioned left of our political center. the political trouble barack obama inherited from george w. bush is nothing compared to what