respect to entitlements but the thing i want to emphasize is nobody is more mindful than me that entitlements are going to be a key part of this issue as is tax reform. i want to simplify rates, and i want to at the same time make sure that, you know, we have the same amount of money coming in as going out. those are big, tough negotiations, and i suspect that there's going to be a lot of ups and downs in the months to come before we finally get to that solution but just as a lot of people were skeptical about us being able to deal with the tax cuts that we did in december, but we ended up getting it done, i'm confident we can get it done as well. now, with respect to the situation in the middle east, obviously there's still a lot of work to be done in egypt itself but what we've seen so far is positive. the military council that is in charge has reaffirmed its