you live in big city, i never lived in state with close call. florida is always close. very close call, isn't it. forgot. [laughter] old joke about florida? there is only three kinds of people down here. those who can vote, those who can count and those who can't count? [laughter] stupid joke. anyway, we have dennis franz guy looking up. looked at vote and always different number. you know what i say? bush, kerry. i'm sorry. gore. >> hi, chris. quick question, last one. i'm a big fan of worldwide government and for -- >> what? >> worldwide government. -- >> world federalism? >> no. just different governments of different countries around the world, whether it be in israel and china and different places watching their government work. >> i was thinking of that as my

career ending goal, travel around the world and do what de tocqueville, democracbyy in different countries. >> exactly. the thing that confuses me about america, the two-party system. you think we'll ever get to place more voices than two-party system. >> no. even if we do, it will be like israel where likud bloc has whole number of people that participate in the likud bloc. even now liby is part of the government. i like her. leaker man who is far right. so britain you have the new democrats, whatever they're called, liberal democrats. you have twod parties there, tories and middle of the road party. i think if you had three parties one would gradually replace the other, just like republicans replaced the whigs and replaced liberals in britain. nature of politics, need 270

electoral votes to win the presidency. if youn don't goes to the house. do you want that? no, nobody wants the house picking next president. that is scarier than ever. we want the voters to pick the president. so, 270 electoral votes. 218 to pass the house. you know, i don't want to sound like yesterday, man, i think that is the system we have got for our lives. two parties. but republican party could change a lot one way or the other. it could change radically. could go hard right or could go back. and of course i o want it to go back to the center so i can have a choice. i love having choices. and it's, i like this guy christie. we'll see. i likent him. something about him that seems real. but i will root for him until he proves to me not worth rooting for. i have to root for somebody on that side. i will push him until blows it. i think country really wants a choice.

think don't want hillary to get ats cakewalk. they want an election. everybody really wants that. the only thing we liked about the last election, most of us, although i went crazy, he said to me, the president, he bumped into me at al smith tinner, turned to me, i will mention you in my speech. boy, he did. then he said, chris matthews, i gave a him a stroke. the stroke was of course that first debate last year. i have no idea what was going on there. but, you know, he is not perfect. he is trying and he has the right values. it will be tough. i wish hepe had more of a negotiating partners on the other side that were balancing this thing out. if boehner had the cajones to do it, butou seems like a nice guy but a weak guy. i don't get it. i don't get why he wants that job.ik you know? why do you want to be married to

marilyn monroe if you're not married to marilyn monroe? [laughter] why say it if it ain't so. that is what i meant. what do you mean? what do you mean? do i have to spell it out for you? last question. i want to sign some books here, guy. >> we're actually at the end of our program. >> wow, the voice of god. >> round of applause for chris matthews. >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much. >> this program was part of the 30th annual miami book fair international. for more information visit, miamibookfair.com. >> what i want to see is that the internet remains free,

accessible, open, no blocking, no discrimination. that's my overall goal. that's what has made it what it is. this is now one of the imprometurs of the united states of america. we invented this. this is our genius. this is our ingenuity. and so, that's why i want it to continue and prosper the way it is. this is not, i don't believe, a democratic position, republican position, well, certainly isn't a republican position because they don't see it my way. i think this is all about the consumer and their experience and what should be retained, so regardless of who you are, where you live in the country, what your color is, what you do, what your economic background is, it is all neutral when it comes to the internet.

>> net neutrality, and other telecom issues facing congress tonight on "the communicators" at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. jeffrey frank recounts the personal and working relationship between president dwight eisenhower and vice the president richard nixon. he reports that vice president nixon constantly sought eisenhower's approval while eisenhower was constantly unsure about nixon's ability to assume the presidency. this is an hour and 10 minutes. [applause] >> thanks, welcome to all of you and to insomniacs throughout the united states. i have, it is my pleasure to introduce jeff frank. jeff frank is accomplished writer. those of you who buy the book today, will be blessed in reading the