be. i promise you, we're going to be, and here is why. i mean, that's the kind of speech i think the people want to hear. >> so i want to talk more. listen, you know. you've been there. and more specifically, you say, i mean, i think you're blunt. more bluntly than what you wrote in "the times," you write about people being stressed out, burned out because of the last few years. >> yes. >> i want to quote you here, and you tell biden, you simply cannot jawbone americans into believing things are better than they feel. you've just said something similar. explain what you mean. how does he jawbone? >> i don't know if you recall his press conference before the anniversary of his inauguration, but he was very, very energetic in selling all of his achievements and selling the idea of progress. and i just could see people around the country who are