republican party, a real shift. party used to have in the bush era security moms. now there's such a libertarian strain in the party. i think that's really influencing the party ahead of 2014. i think the rand paul wing is going to assert itself, have more of a role to play. it's not just going to be a hawk party, a party for men and their views on national security. >> you know, i want to get your thoughts on something. politicians often blame the media for fractious, divisive fighting, but the media is also just reporting on what people say, and people can say very crazy things. like the incoming counselor to president obama, john podesta, he compared house republicans to followers of jim jones. jim jones murdered then-representative leo ryan before committing mass suicide in 1978. he since apologized, but we don't make this stuff up on purpose. >> right. i think john podesta, he does a lot of things for the president, but he also has some critical elements in the sense that podesta helps the left think