press, which really -- the press is, in the united states, as our leaders have recognized going back to the days of the early republic, the last bastian of truth that makes democracy function, yes, we make mistakes and we need to admit our mistakes. we aught not to be too provocative, which we are sometimes with a president who is putting a lot of bait out there. and sometimes we take the bait and get a little petty. i would like to see a lot less of criticizing on our air, the president, for playing golf. let him play all the golf that he wants. i don't think that is our job. we've got a deadly serious inquiry in front of us. and reporting, by and large, by the mainstream press, by "the new york times," "the washington post," cnn, "the wall street journal," has been some of the greatest reporting of the presidency that we have seen in the last 50, 60 years. >> amen, carl. >> that's right. but just real quickly, the tone