willie horton was the convicted felon who was introduced to the nation by george bush s team. he was given a weekend furlough from a massachusetts prison and while on the furlough committed armed robbery and rape. it was the image of willie horton that they used to paint bush s opponent as soft on crime. and according to durbin, if democrats stand in the way of sentencing reform, it will be because some of them are still afraid the same thing could happen to them. here to talk about the changing politics is someone who knows that history very well. someone who lived that history. his name is michael dew caucus and he joins us now from boston. governor, i m glad you re taking the time. on this issue of sentencing