very little incentive for democrats to do a deal, either because they're going to prompt, you know, primary challenges or because it strays from the message which they see as a very strong one, you know, which is this is a president and a congress that is so hard right, that is so out of the mainstream, that they need a democratic congress to be a check on them. so there's not a lot of incentive for democrats to deal. other than not shutting down the government. and that's the bind the democrats are in. because they don't want that outcome and they do have a commitment to keeping the government working. in a way that's probably stronger than some republicans. and so that's the bind for the democrats. >> i think mitch mcconnell, he doesn't want it shut down either. least, you know, his team would be in rough shape. >> all right. we have to leave the conversation there. julian, patrick healy, gentlemen, thank you. vladimir putin delivering a new year's message to president trump. coming up, what russia's leader