elections coming underway, they are grabbing the opportunity. and here is from dnc new ad. >> meet joe barton. he apologized to bp after they were forced to set aside $20 billion for their gulf. meet john boehner comparing the financial crisis to an ant. and they are fighting for wall street and big oil. that is how republicans will govern. >> joining us for a fair and balanced debate. is founder of craft media and rocks ann. good afternoon to both of you. brian, i'm going to start with you. do you think this ultimately the gop party runs the risk of turning off the folks that support the republican party? >> no, i really think that the democrats are trying to make this a distraction from exactly what is going on here.