have students from texas christian university joining us on the line right now. richard from texas christian university, a journalism student there. go ahead with your question or comment. caller: good morning. mr. kristol i have a question. why is it that today more than the partisan divide is wider than it's ever been. compromise the very word? >> for reasons beyond anyone's this,l no one intended things are more different. they are more ideological, amonge more united themselves in their world view. in the old days the parties were theral republicans in republican party, there were southern conservative democrats, old fashioned machine democrats, as well as reformed democrats. some of the most interesting fights of my youth in politics parties.in both on the democratic side there were all these reform democrats democrats inachine new york or chicago. then of course there were the scoop jackson democrats, they went away. so various social why logical, political trends led to this sorting out of the two parties. and it's just a fact that they further away from ea

have students from texas christian university joining us on the line right now. ard from texas christian university, a journalism student there. go ahead with your question or comment. caller: good morning. mr. kristol i have a question. why is it that today more than the partisan divide is wider than it's ever been. compromise the very word? >> for reasons beyond anyone's this,l no one intended things are more different. they are more ideological, amonge more united themselves in their world view. in the old days the parties were theral republicans in republican party, there were southern conservative democrats, old fashioned machine democrats, as well as reformed democrats. some of the most interesting fights of my youth in politics parties.in both on the democratic side there were all these reform democrats democrats inachine new york or chicago. then of course there were the scoop jackson democrats, they went away. so various social why logical, political trends led to this sorting out of the two parties. and it's just a fact that they further away from each o

they are from texas christian university asking about issues. we will meet them as the morning goes on. those callsll take in just a moment, the e-mails in twitter as well. a quick headline as we go to calls. in the washington times this morning, it deals on larger issues with governor christie and governor mcdonnell. headline says in a few short years, mighty republicans have fallen, specifically about chris christie. according to mr. mcdonald in virginia, in terms of the presidential bid, he said mr. christie may have some life in him. on what you have seen play out especially on large scale politics. ofpolitics is a zigzag kind business. it is a big mistake to project the future from last year. andle's reputations statuses rise and fall quickly. heginia, i voted for him and was a good governor. a terrible story. it is not just a story. a federal indictment. a good reminder all these people confidently saying here early 2014 what the political sit should -- situation will be, i have my hunch, but it is a mistake. things can change so quickly.

left out that she married a man 13 years her season who paid for her last two years after texas christian universityhis 401(k) to help pay for her harvard law education. she said she could be more focused. i'm learning about using broader, looser language, i need to be more focused on the details. she claims attacks on her credibility have come from her opponent, but the reporter who wrote it be the inconsistent said he never spoke to the abbott campaign. the abbott campaign is speaking out saying if voters can't trust what senator davis says, how can they trust her to leave? texas deserves candidate who are open and honest with the truth. and now davis has come out with a brand-new set of bullet points fog about her biography. >> ellison basher is a writer for the washington, d.c. region. is this a big deal? she said she was 19, but it was really 21, she lived in a trailer, but actually only for a couple of months. >> it's very possible that maybe she was separated when she was 19. maybe it wasn't finalized. >> maybe it was emotionally over for her. >> maybe they had already moved out of the house.

teenage mother, divorced, lived in a trailer, made it through texas christian university and harvard ow she is where she is today, a state senator. maybe the next governor of texas. you say there are some holes in that story, michael. >> there are some holes and some omissions in that story which were filled in part by a article by wayne slater. liberal reporter generally considered, his brother, anti-bush bush book came out several years ago. wayne slater and dallas morning news. it turns out that wendy davis portrayed herself as someone working mom, working her way through law school. tuition and many expenses for her to go to harvard law school paid by her second husband, a man 13 years older who was pretty prosperous. he cashed out his 401(k). she went off to harvard. he took care of the kids, including her daughter from her first marriage and their daughter together. then she returned to texas, ran for office in fort worth. turned out that she, the day after he paid off the final college loan she walked out. he got custody of the kids and, of the 14-year-old daughter. and so, it'

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we heard about the hobby lobby, religious organization, east texas baptist university, colorado christian university. what do you say to people that say the employees of these organizations who might be very, very religious, but also use birth control and as studies show, most people use birth control, are being punished here. >> for one thing until last night, until the clock struck midnight, we never had a situation where the federal government required religious ministries to provide contraceptives to employees. so no one had that expectation before. when people come to work for little sisters of the poor or with a television network, christian organizations, catholic organizations that are obvious in religious identity, they have been taking care of poor, elderly people 175 years, wear habits, everyone knows what they are, what they do, you understand there are certain things they can't do. they will serve the poor as if that person was jesus christ, that's what they vow to do. they do that until that person dies. they'll hold their hand as they cross from this life to the next. they'