i was glad the president talked about that last night. >> neil: did you see the speech? >> i read about it. i had four events during the speech. at least he's got a plan. now some of those things -- >> neil: critics say it is not paid for. >> republicans said they want to cut taxes he says i'm willing to cut some taxes. he's willing to pay for it with something they might not like. it is a democracy, democracies don't function -- if everybody goes to the extreme and doesn't come to together. democracy is where you come together, you get half of what you want and the other guy gets half. >> neil: it is much more polarized than after 9/11, would you argue that? >> my mother used to say the good old days were never the good old days. i'm not so sure about that. government is more open today. maybe people get scared when they see how their government