economy like that? with an economy like that, you normally would be seeing sort of stratospheric approval numbers and he's certainly not getting that. he shouldn't be -- at least in these matchups, and it's still a pretty tight race. i mean we're talking about still within four or five points, even the people who have lost ground against him. >> kirsten powers, frank bruni, great to have you here. have a lovely holiday. >> you too. still ahead, how a mining company secretly collaborated with a governor to lobby the white house all at the expense of one of the country's most beautiful and valuable wild habitats. (chime) (shaq) magenta? i hate cartridges! not magenta! not magenta. i'm not going back to the store. magenta!