his metric is most often, is this good or bad for me. how will this play in the media, how is this playing in the media? this is going to be basically received as a positive move because of what russia alleged to have done. he ll probably like it. look at what the poll numbers show. another motivation for the president here. is he too easy on russia? 47%. about right 41%. too tough, 4%. again, with the caveat that he looks at things through the lens of what this means to him, the only rational explanation for why he ignores russian interference. he thinks it s pew at thbad for. do you think it might encourage more moves where russia is involved? there s plenty on the table. there certainly is. in the one air wa where the no go, any retaliation for their activities in the election. although, you did see, again, some limited sanctions against