but it is true that lehman was than the biggest bank on the street. it was -- it wasn't all that large. it was very interconnected. >> the problem is this. you know. you can say that -- the lehmans of the worlds were not allow -- not the largest banks. problem is less -- the size for financial and and economic reasons than political reasons. it is impossible to effectively regulate a citigroup, bank with $2 trillion balance sheet. it has too much political power. too many executives who make millions and millions of dollars to give donations to congress. if anything, it is more of a stronger political case than economic case. >> jared bernstein, former chief economist and economic adviser to vice president joe biden. thank you for your time this morning. >> thank you. are higher gas price as sign of good news? up next. we have charts. ok! who gets occasional constipation,