recently elbert guillery left the democratic party and joined the gop. >> i want to explain why i chosebecome a republican and alsos a bold decision at all. it is the right decision. not only for me, but for all my brothers and sisters in the black community. you see, in recent history, the democratic party has created the illusion that their agenda and their policies are what's best for black people. you see, at the heart of liberalism is the idea that only a great and powerful big government can be the benefactor of social justice for all americans. but the left is only concerned with one thing, control. and they disguise this control as charity. the idea that blacks or anyone for that matter need the government to get ahead in life is despicable. >> guillery is not the only black member who feels that way. some members of our audience were also members of the democratic party and eventually, thankfully, they saw the light. t.w. shannon, you're the speaker of the house in oklahoma. >> i am, sean. >> were you a democrat? >> i was for two years when i first registered. but the interesti