 you are not going to believe what Joe Biden offers up as a defense of that nonsense. But first, welcome back to the program. Glad to get to your phone calls and emails in just a moment. And if you want to join what we call the best conversation in talk journalism, it's right here every day at 866-HEY-LARS. That's 866-439-5277. Send your emails to talk at LarsLarson.com. And if my voice sounds a little bit on the rough side,