lisa murkowski and mike cass zbl my concern, frankly, is that we are losing the -- center part of politics in america today. in the -- very people that -- who have been mentioned in this last minute or two are individuals who are willing to talk to both sides, willing to compromise in order to get something done for the good of the country weren't just worried about the ideological aspects of what was happening or necessarily looking behind their backs at all times. but we are willing to sit down and i think be good members of the house and senate. that's diminishing. in two ways. diminishing by the fact that -- lot of the individuals are choosing not to run. that's olympia snowe, for examp example. others like myself and others defeated and then many others who are starting to vote in a much more ideological way, very conservative way in the case of republicans. as a result, you are losing that you a built to sit down and work