drunk dial congress connects your call with the office of a random member of congress so that you can give them a piece of your mind. here s the message that plays before connecting frustrated callers to capitol hill. hi. is this government shutdown making you want to drink? well, it sure makes me want to drink. and let me tell you. when i drink i like to tell people what s on my mind. so in a minute, we re going to forward you to a member of the house of representatives and you can tell them what s on your mind and tell them to get back to work. whatever you think of that, they have been transferring a thousand calls an hour. up next, mad money is now fighting the tea party monster it helped create. you re watching hardball, the place for politics. i only imy 60 i ve got a nice long life ahead. big plans.