even former republican senator hagel, let me show you what he said about republicans. so they can't accuse you and i or -- well at least you of being partisan, because you know i don't care what they accuse me of, but i'm trying to protect your nonpartisan reputation. let's look at former senator hagel. >> the irresponsible actions of my party, the republican party, over this was astounding. i've never seen anything like it in my lifetime. think about some of the presidents we've had on my side of the aisle. ronald reagan. george bush senior, go through them, eisenhower, they would be stunned, i think. >> that's an astounding statement, wouldn't you say, congressman, from a former republican member of the u.s. senate saying, he's never seen anything -- he doesn't think any of the former republican presidents would be comfortable with this kind of behavior that we are seeing broadly.