what you said about your korean background reminds me a lot of what my daughter-in-law 45 years has said. if i learned anything from korean people it s a hard work ethic and how you can make a lot out of nothing. so i congratulate you and your people. republican senator chuck grassley of iowa yesterday congratulating korean-american judicial nominee lucy ko. some are taking issue with the words he used among them is former senior adviser for the house oversight and government reform committee who joins us now. you ve written a piece for nbc think on this, but tell us. what went wrong there?