interesting point between two speeches from the president about the preservation of democracy. of course on the anniversary of the insurrection from one element talking about the former president, but then tomorrow he s going to be in atlanta to try to promote some movement on protection of voting rights. the president trying to promote democracy in eastern europe but still having to have that fight here at home? that is right, victor. and i think that part of the challenge for president biden throughout this year is that he s the first president who is making the case for freeing democracies around the world and removing threats from them at a moment when it is under such threat as home. and this makes the argument hard to make. the chinese and the russians have all done a good job, i think, of turning the january 6