and it is absurd, and it s convoluted and complicated, and this also benefits them because the more difficult it is to explain to americans, the more americans and people will tune out because no one gets it. people up here on capitol hill don t understand it. but the reality is and the point is that republicans are trying to make it very difficult for democrats. democrats are trying to not give in, and this is ultimately what it comes down to. and there s been last-minute changes like that last update you just read. that s different than how it was going to happen an hour ago, but ultimately, they re going to lift the debt limit with a simple majority by hopefully december 15th, but also time is running out, and there s still a lot of steps to go in order to meet that deadline, chuck. and, leigh ann, we re hear