we see stan collender this august, thursday, he is an expert on the dynamics of the economic committeen. stan, what is the number one thing we need to know about september in this fractious washington? stan: first of all, good to see you, tom. what was already going to be a problem and unpredictable will be even more unpredictable. the phrase i was using is that unimaginable has become the implausible and that is everything from a debt ceiling that might the -- might not be done in time to a government shutdown and abandoning tax reform. additionald about white house resignations. it will be even more chaotic than it was going to be. tom: you are an expert on the minutia of this. what is that dialogue in september between the executive branch and the legislative branch or are they more separate than we imagine? stan: now you've got to separate the white house from the rest of the executive branch. i think you are going to see the secretary of the treasury, gary cohn, probably trying to cut their own deals because they are not sure the white house connection will help them very much. th