. >> guest: you come from a conservative republican background, senator mac, george rp bush, independent women's forum, is it tough to be a conservative republican in silicon valley? >> guest: no, it's not. you know, i say that people care about issues more so than politics, per se. i did a briefing on capitol hill earlier, and questions came up, oh can washington get more engaged, and the response was stay out. you know, they don't want you there, just allow you to do what they do best which is technology and output of that is innovation, so there is great concern for the environment in cleaning water, in fixing problems that billions of people are affected to. in addition to recognizing that, you know, there's authenticity in the way things are done there. the value is really placed on following through on your passion, nothing to do with politics. >> does silicon valley in general, and i hate to generalize like that, but do they pay attention to what's going on in washington? >> guest: no, no, no, and, really, if you look back recently, yes, there is a presence by some of the bigger c