were r, say, much of the 20th century, the biggest, strongest, richest fellow on the block who could teac you how to do it. it's another thing, and it takes us down a peg in the eyes of the world, when you no longer seem to know how to do it. you're no longer schooled in the world. they're looking at you and saying, hey, you're america. the streets were paved with gold. you can't pay your bills. what's wrong here? that takes us down, ofof course but oddly enough, i find my ncerns are greater with regard to the american culture, with unemployment so high, with people sort of falling into a certain slough of desponond, wi a lot going on in the middle class and working class america that's not so good. those things are affected by the economy, too, andd they are increasingly a concern for me. >> so peggy, can the republican line up and inspire confidence, do you think? we're looking at the president really bng judged on what's happening in the economy, what's happening in terms of the u.s.'s reputation. but on the other side, we'e've t a line-up of candidates that doesn't seem to be sticking