welcome back to "hardball." in honor of independence day, we wanted to look at the political independent. the time could be right. in the may nbc/"wall street journal" poll, nearly a third said the two-party system was seriously broken and even said that the country needs a third party. in our most recent poll, nearly half said if they're enthusiastic or comfortable running as an independent candidate. they both join us now. happy independence day. senator chaffee, i'm going to start with you. what is it that you sort of left your party even before you officially left your party. it's easy to run as an independent these days, but what are your fears about governing