withering criticism of his former position on immigration from his constituents." this battle that he is facing right now, what does it tell you about the mood in the country and arizona? guest: the nature of politics, winston churchill said in the end of every political career is a failure. i think that that is right, actually. politics, like journalism, is not a business for old people. there is almost no graceful exit. you almost pray that you die from heart attack in the middle of a campaign speech because the alternatives are so grim. yet there is a disproportionate number of old people -- john mccain is pretty young by the standards of the senate. but is sad as someone who spent a year with him covering his first run for president who came to like him as a person, whether or not you agree with him or not he was energetic, interesting, propane, vulgar, great, excellent person to have dinner and hang out with. it is sad to see him begging for votes when he could be relaxing with his grandchildren and his nine houses. almost all of them wind up doing it. i have

empathize with this person because i have talked to a lot of people in similar positions in michigan and withere doesn't seem to an fix on the horizon. host: you grew up in michigan? guest: i did. host: was your family involved in the auto industry? guest: i think my mom worked on an auto production line in her 20's. but they are both accountants so they have not been really affiliated with the ought troe industry. i think their clients to a certain extent may have been feeling this more because they have people who had jobs that are more tied to manufacturing. host: have your parents felt the economic effects? guest: i think that they have to a lesser extent because they have occupations like accounting. so even if there were companies filing to bankruptcy they need accountants. but it is impossible to live in michigan and not feel it happening around you. host: this article in "u.s.a. today" a little counterintuitive. auto industry may see labor shortage. while 228,000 jobs have been shed the past two years the industry is poised to add about 15,000 this year and could need up to 100,000 new w