america over the last three decades is a one-and-a-half party system as democrats opportunistically cleeve to the center which in the universe of american politics keeps moving further to the right. end quote. well, so far so bad. [laughter] i realize i've painted a rather dim canvas of what now constitutes the political system of lincoln's last best hope for mankind. [laughter] i do have some potential solutions because, as you have no doubt heard, it is in my nature to be relentlessly upbeat. [laughter] those solutions are also in the book, but rather than my continuing to talk, how about some questions at this point? [laughter] [applause] >> first of all, i'd like to commend you on -- i can understand why it went viral. and we need to promote -- i will buy the book just to support you. i agree with everything you say. >> my publisher? [laughter] >> so the only problem is, i'm a liberal democrat, and i was born in 1947, i've watched the country completely change. it's, it doesn't sound anything like the country i grew up in in the 50s and 60s. as a democrat, my question is, what should w