you re generic. it seems like he was trying to spur better competition, more competition, better recordkeeping. i don t know, maybe i have it wrong. better rules and regulations. well, i guess that s his intent but when he s inviting bureaucrats from across the bureaucracy to take a much bigger role in our economic lives, that is going to have a cost. that s not open competition. that s government management. and i think we ve seen in a lot of industries nobody can create a monopoly like government. and one thing that s very disturbing about this order is the particular iermt against the internet, and there was really a bipartisan consensus in this country that we wanted the avoid the mistakes we made with the telephone market when it came to the internet. we had very heavy government regulation of telephones or for roughly a century in this country. there was very little innovation. arthel: right. but let me ask you this quickly, since you brought up the telephone companies, but tha
their community. this is not happening. communities are intimidated by punks in these communities. so we have this unfortunate situation of gang violence that is on the rise in this country. sandra: and what i have to put this last poll up here, a fox news poll asks trust in police. trust and confidence in law enforcement. those that have a great deal or fair amount. 72%. makes you wonder. you ask most people, they want the police in their town and neighborhood. it makes them feel safer. ted, great to have you this afternoon. thank you. my pleasure. sandra: john? john: we re hearing about it more and more every day. busy day on capitol hill today. just hours from now senators will vote on a sweeping election bill. this after a historic second hearing on a bill that would make washington d.c. the 51st
the rails and boring. since the left-leaning media are focusing on the fringes of conservatism, the outrages of their own side go overlooked. that s why it draws outside attention when something like john stewart rebukes his bethren like the wuhan lab theory is not looney materials. jon stewart and bill maher the progressives saying you re going to far. it struck a cord. they are liberal especially maher. he said this is crazy. i calls it progressive phobia. he s saying it s discredited the left to ignore the fact that we made the prior progress in this country and goes through a litany of issues. does it in a funny way. that s his shtick.
hopefully i ll live long enough to do when i m 90. sandra: awesome. john: if you re having trouble booking a ride share or taxi, you re not alone. longer wait times as many major cities are facing driver shortages. sandra: lydia hu is live inside a new york city cab. has a look from where you are, lydia. hey, john. we re approaching times square. we re running into a little traffic. it s stop and go right now. you re right. we re taking a ride in one of these taxis. we had a chance to talk to a cab driver earlier that said during peak times when he picks up a customer, they re frustrated because it s taking them about 45 minutes to an hour sometimes to find an empty cab, especially if it s rush hour. that s because the number of drivers working in big cities right now across the country, analysts say it s less than what
major cities including new york city. a live report from the big apple coming up and new york city councilman joe borelli joins us with his reaction on the crime wave across the country. that and more in our next hour.