the game and you cannot win. if it is in the range of winning you can get it done. i don't know if this is in the range of winning. we are down to the two-minute drill and there is too far to go. >>neil: thank you, sir, always a pleasure. >>neil: a lot does depend on the election, right? even the makeup of the senate, a fellow would hopes to be instrumental to that debate on the big issues is the texas republican senatorial candidate. we called his opponent, by the way, and he has yet to call us back but hope springs eternal. what do you make of what the senator just said in if they push that off, that could be damaging, punting, even by a lame duck congress? >> we have an enormous fits california challenge because congress cannot get spending under control and our national debt is out-of-control.