ali, in this case there's an additional question, which is serious. that is that the president is permitted to make recess appointments, that is appointments when the congress is in recess. republicans argue, and they have got a strong case here, that the congress is not officially in recess. so this appointment not only of cordray but national labor relations board members doesn't come during a recess and clearly was done with the political intent. the president wanted to stick it to republicans. he's running against the congress. i happen to think going into this last year of his presidency, running a whole year without getting much achieved here is a mistake for the country. it helps his campaign. i think we need -- we need to get some work done in washington and not just politics. >> mark, let's talk about where the tea party stands on this. the tea party does this pride itself being comprised of the wealthiest 1% of all americans. we've been through a lot in this economy.