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Career bos person. there's not even a political appointee heading up bos. >> but the history and culture of these independent agencies is extraordinarily strong and it goes throughout -- i'm saying goes through the council of economic advisors which is politically appointed in a sense. senate confirmed. we felt absolutely, you know, very strongly, i think this is bipartisan, that you don't monkey with the numbers because that would destroy your credibility. >> right. >> and the one thing, you know, that we still have is credibility in the numbers. i mean, the one thing after president reagan, ...