i have never been a fan of john edwards, former senator john edwards, but it's time for the government to focus on more important things. are you becoming chairman of the john edwards defense committee? >> not at all. i am not a fan at all. i never liked him, never trusted him. i always thought he was a sleaze-bag, frankly. but with all that is going on in this country, this is a very, very tough trial to start off with. a lot of people are saying that it's not a trial that the government's going to win. but with everything going on, with the money that is being just billions and trillions of dollars being thrown out the window, i really think we had better things to do. frankly, a lot of people say and a lot of very good lawyers have told me that the government doesn't have a good case. they are spending months and years on this case. and i am, again, not a fan, don't believe him at all. but i hate to see resources wasted to this extent. his life is destroyed anyway, regardless. i...