control so they get goods and services to people more quickly during the holidays. but this is something that they are hearing increasingly from outside democrats who are very concerned when they re watching the poll numbers you referenced. they re concerned about how that s going to effect democrats up and down the ballot heading into the midterm next year, and so the white house over this thanksgiving holiday, has been trying to find additional ways heading into december that they can show that the white house is taking specific action to try to address the economic concerns that so many americans are experiencing. yeah. and ron, the market has been relatively strong in recent months, even with the consumer concerns. but it only takes one new covid story to send things spinning like we apparently are going to be witnessing today. and we should remember that this is also a holiday shortened session. the new york stock exchange, markets close at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. the thin tra
drone attacks have helped really battle al qaeda in a way that frankly pakistan s government was not able to? you never had control over those territories. no, i actually completely disagree. the drone attacks have not caught any big boys. they ve been counterproductive. you can ask their own military, they admit, barring osama bin laden, pakistan provided actionable intelligence, has caught, captured or killed more al qaeda operatives than any other nation on earth. it s very, very nice to meet you, and, again, we thought highly of your mother and, of course, there s a lot of respect for what you ve been trying to do in pakistan on human rights. thank you for being with us today. thank you very much, andrea. and back in politics here, mitt romney talked about his plans for education this morning. at a struggling charter school in west philadelphia. romney has blamed teachers unions for what he calls a third world education system. outside democrats led by philadelphia mayor mi