thought and your thought, carley, it doesn t bode well for what is coming down the pike, even though as we reported on at least with omicron it is much less deadly according to initial reports. that is a frightening harbinger of things to come. meantime a lot of people who watch this channel probably think joe manchin saved christmas. not this op-ed in the hill. quote, miserly man chen stole christmas and hope from american families. the headline right there. it reads as follows in the text, manchin has denied struggling families vital economic support which they desperately need. his role as a democratic obstacle, a democratic obstacle on spending proposals took priority over his compassion to help struggling americans make ends meet including those in his own state. he should be ashamed. the problem with that, will and carley, he actually saved american families including american families going forward