. >> "newsmakers" is back with kerry young of congressional quarterly and david lightman of michigan mclatchy newspaper. i want to start with the mood because it seems all else we talked about depends on the parties' good reading of the mood. how well do you both think that mr. lewis did in telling us what's on the minds of the american public at large with regard to unemployment and spending? >> as well as he could, in this format. i think there are two or thry thing that is are going to drive the mood of the electorate. first, tell us what the gross doms stick product is going to be and what the unemployment might be. but number two is how much they trust their elected officials. one of the points we were making in this discussion was that 10, 15 years ago there was more collegiality in congress. people talked. his example of how they were able to sit on an appropriation piece for ten days. the polarization today is terrible. i mean, people don't necessarily talk to each other. and the public sees that. they may not understand the debt limit, they may not understand all these nuanc