>> you did strip the ball. >> i like that. i think -- i think the central reality is, look. this mayor -- i've said openly, i could tell you the things he's done well and continue and great on the environment. public health. smart about trying to diversify the economy. definitely things he's done well and not a state it's not a statt he has a certain hugh brus that grew with time. decreased. and as he pursued certainly the term limit change in '08 was the breakpoint, that ended some of the faith that people had in his independence and reformism and the things that they actually liked about him. and before that, here's a really, really wealthy guy but he means well and he's using it as a vehicle of independence in public policy. after that it seemed a lot more self-serving. and i think that affected the