yeah, i mean, i like hockey, jeff reece and i do think it was time for someone else to step up. i mean, closer here is honor and i think people are looking for new and young leadership. that said, i mean, one thing i worry about with jeffries is one of the hardest parts of the job will be, you know, how do you actually are the cats that constitute the democratic caucus and which cats do you have that knock on the side of the head to get them to behave and you know, i think the nature of that sort of moving ascending to the level the has and she's had to be friends with all sides. democratic caucus, gressick moderate and all the various flavors in between. and i think that may make them an inclined to do the kind of knocking of heads that might be necessary to have the most productive possible minority caucus in this coming cause. ready let me ask you finally, really about the health of democratic discourse in washington. the role of think tanks, the role of policy writers and journalists like myself in yourself. are we doing a good job? and i'm just interested in whether the ins