>> this is an unusual interview. all right. let's do it again. >> live free or die, victory or death, bring it. >> this year, washington suffered an actual earthquake. >> feel that? >> and some political tremors too. there were debt ceilings. >> pull off the band-aid, eat our peas. >> super committees. >> if you spend more than you earn, you lose your butt. >> and congressional deals from hell. >> but on the surface, looks like a satan sandwich. >> a long war brought to its end. >> the war in iraq will soon be brought to history. >> and a bright political career brought to its end by a tweet heard around the world. >> that's not a picture of you? >> i can't say with certitude. >> there were profiles and political courage like the montana state representative who fought to protect the right to drive drunk in big sky country. >> either you hitchhike or you drive. i promise you they're not going to hitchhike. >> the illinois state senator --