 To that point in "Variety" on January 22, 2011 he was quoted as saying, "You're spending a great deal of political capital on the Hill just to keep what you've got, instead of being able to look ahead to growing the pie.That's probably the most serious and misunderstood consequence of these periodic bouts that we have.I used to think that they were just periodic events of no significance, but now I think it's a way of keeping a lid on (us)."