well respected. it was a battleground state in 2020 that joe biden lost but this portends bad for the democrats in 2022. it has competitive congressional races and governors race and senate race. democrats will be laboring against a heavy weight in the low numbers for president biden. nothing has happened in recent weeks. the afghan withdrawal, the situation with covid, the international scene at the united nations, the battle over the budget and the battle over the spending bill and the battle over the tax bill and the battle over the debt ceiling. none of these things have worked to the president s advantage and he desperately needs to turn things around. it doesn t look like that is going to happen soon. dana: i hate up your column today. it was called kevin brady s charge on tax hike hill. saying mr. brady gave his gop