>> you know, i -- i -- >> you're at a loss for words? >> he's another person whose head i cannot get inside of. but it really is -- this whole thing is just completely horrifying and depressing really. earlier when i was watching the replay, you know, as we've seen it so many times of what happened on january 6th, and really just sitting back and thinking, wow, the republican party really thinks that this doesn't need to be investigated. it's just -- it's just incredible to try to get your mind around that, that they are actually willing to not only get to the bottom of it in terms of holding people accountable, but don't even seem to want to prevent it from happening again, despite the fact that you have the mother of somebody who was killed going around and meeting with them, and they're not moved by it because it's all political. and for some reason, this can't be tolerated by the republican base. >> well, brendan, think about that. that was a similar question i