attacks that other folks will. chris makes a good point that may not play well with the republican base. but like al, like you said, there is an element of folks out there hungry for that brain of politics. don't forget that part of the reno bam ya did so well in '07 and '08 is because i did talk about transcending politics as usual. there may be folks out there who want to hear that kind of language. >> michael, can i -- >> let me just can ask you about that story if i may. >> sure. >> the timing of this is all precipitated by the fact that house controlled by the gop had invited the prime minister to speak to them. you tell the story. >> well, yeah. look, you had the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, coming to speak to congress. then you have the meeting today, which we've heard and seen a lot of. probably not as much as you, me and jonathan, political junkies, like it hear.