party. he enjoys a fine reputation. i think he is a solid pick. he rode the roller coaster of the campaign, which was indeed a mercurial, fast-paced campaign, to say the least, and seems to have established a good working relationship with donald trump. that's all to his credit. he's also worked with steve bannon as well as kellyanne conway and others. he will send a positive signal, without question, to the republican members of the house and the senate. he is particularly close to leader ryan. having said that, poppy, i did put a but, so to speak, in that description. while i have a good regard for chairman priebus, now chief priebus, i don't think this sends the best message in terms of forging a bipartisan consensus on the major issues of the day, and i think a president trump will need that to get things done. and i do have a reservation and concern about that. we've had other chairmen, robert