ed bendel, the former pennsylvania government. good to have both of you with us.tod today? >> a despicable ploy by the leadership. we didn't get a vote on a very qualified supreme court nominee for an entire year. they put this up for a vote. it was never meant to be a bill. every american ought to adhere to the aspirations of the green new deal because it says climate change is real and if we don't accept that and do something and we are cooked. >> martha: it is interesting. does he have a point there about sort of going through the motions on this thing and whether or not that is fair? >> it was definitely a stand, but a highly effective one. the green new deal is a policy goal of quite a few people in the democratic party. they say that the earth is going to end in 12 years unless action is taken. there are some pretty hyperbolic claims. if the earth is going to and in 12 years, you don't wait. it was a way to highlight the seriousness of the legislation and also to highlight for lots of people people that the democratic party is having a division. it has some