passing legislation thing. they're pretty good at this counting votes thing, all of them. and a lot of experience at it. and so, you know, we've been to the brink several times already, leading to this huge brink. but so far, they've managed to pull it out again. past results do guarantee performance. so, you never know. but i certainly would not be writing any sorts of pitch wares for the biden agenda, for the democratic party, and let's see how the next few days and weeks play out. >> and indeed, you've written more a1 and political analysis stories than all of us put together. you've learned the same lesson about obituaries on the fly. >> that's right. you know, at this point in history, you would have said