another word for nothing left to lose. since he announced that he's not running for re-election, he has a lot more freedom to speak very frankly about how he seize this white house. and you're right, this is somebody who doesn't spout off. this is somebody who chooses his words carefully. it's also someone who supported donald trump. he's not a never trump person. and so having this -- he's expressing, he's taking on the responsibility of expressing what he's hearing in the republican caucus, sort of giving cover to the other people who are running for re-election and who can't speak as freely about this president. so that's what makes it extraordinary. he's also someone who is very well respected. i mean, you made the point that he has a lot more friends in the republican caucus than the president does right now. and so taking that position, he's really, you know, using that freedom that he has now that he's not running for