that washes out everybody else and those people can t be on the ballot, what happened on the ballot. and she only got 30,000 votes in her primary, but that was enough to keep mike castle off the ballot and that happens in state after state. so what we ve done is allowed the parties to rig the system. and say, you know, i don t know you very well. i know you want choice in phones, choice in shoes, we tell you, when you go to the polls, you get a or b, that s it. i ve really appreciated this book, because it takes what i think has become an american media, too much partisanship, too much polarization and explains what it really is and also how it s not just like there s bad people, right? if we get a nice guy in, it will all be solved, but rather than, there are incentives and structures, partisanship which is not a conflict over
party that has been true particularly on ca questions of national security. as i said this that debate with the other candidates it doesn t help the party. ultimately the people want to feel that the person they elect as president particularly is ready to be commander in chief and protect their security because they know that they can t do it themselves. the mayor can t do it. the governor can t do it. it has got to be the president. sean: but to think of the comments of the time. i mentioned al gore that george bush betrayed h his country, john kerry that going in he said to bob schieffer in the dark of night and killing innocent civilians and john murtha s comments in cold blood they are killing innocent civilians. these were comments made during war about either a, a president or b, men and women putting themselves in harm s way. i don t think i ever heard that type of rhetoric. and there was very little i guess bac backlash to that witn
party that has been true particularly on ca questions of national security. as i said this that debate with the other candidates it doesn t help the party. ultimately the people want to feel that the person they elect as president particularly is ready to be commander in chief and protect their security because they know that they can t do it themselves. the mayor can t do it. the governor can t do it. it has got to be the president. sean: but to think of the comments of the time. i mentioned al gore that george bush betrayed h his country, john kerry that going in he said to bob schieffer in the dark of night and killing innocent civilians and john murtha s comments in cold blood they are killing innocent civilians. these were comments made during war about either a, a president or b, men and women putting themselves in harm s way. i don t think i ever heard that type of rhetoric. and there was very little i guess bac backlash to that witn
john kerry that going in he said to bob schieffer in the dark of night and killing innocent civilians and john murtha s comments in cold blood they are killing innocent civilians. these were comments made during war about either a, president or b, men and women putting themselves in harm s way. i don t think i ever heard that type of rhetoric. and there was very little i guess bac backlash to that witn the democratic party ranks. not enough. particularly when you believe as i do that the one great american institution that still preserves the tremendous respect of the american people forhe u.s. military and tore good reason. their life is deviated to our country. they are devoted to our country. they have an incredible classically american at its best we can do it attitude and you got to be really you got
what s worse, angela merkel? a, a waiter spilling five beers all over your shoulders? or b, george w. bush giving you an unsolicited shoulder rub? if you guessed b, you are correct. see you next week on what s worse, angela merkel? oh i don t understand. i would love to talk to the staff member and say, hey, why don t you give merkel a back rub. oh, he s here. former counselor to george w. bush, and now the president and ceo of hill and noton strategies. also here with us, national journal major garrett is with us. are you kidding? that was an easy day. president cheney shot somebody. this was easy.