and my own personal first convention, 1960, win walter judd almost stampeded the convention with his keynote address and almost forced richard nixon to take him as his running mate. if he had, nixon might have won. the convention is important because platforms are important. that's still my argument. they inspire, they inform, they lay down a foundation for the workers of the party, whether it's the democrats or the republicans so platforms are important they're formed at a convention, you don't have the smoke-filled room like i saw or smelled in 1948 that you did then because today we have the primary system, and so much of what is determined at a convention has already been determined by who has won this or that primary. frankly, i wish there were more of a balance. i think the wisdom to bring in the wisdom -- the collective wisdom of political leaders is important, and i wish dish -- i don't want half a dozen people to make the choice but should be more input from them and i think this idea that it only depends upon what primaries determine. i think that's going too far. >> thanks