the michael smerconish show -- this is your opportunity to help 6,000 independent american craft brewers, 3,000 beer wholesalers, 500 teamsters get a better deal, because your administration is about to sign off on a bad economic deal. >> your essay i found compelling, but as i read it i said is jim cook the right guy. you're not so small yourself. >> i need to put it into perspective. we are about 1/100 of the size of anheuser-busch. so while we've been the most successful craft brewery, we're still like the tallest pygmy. and i guess i, as the leading craft brewer in the united states, felt a responsibility to speak up for all 5,000 craft brewers in this country so that we have a voice.