we are better than this. and nebraska state senator john mccollister joins me now. powerfully and pow poet poetica put. you're republican and from a red state. your father was a republican member of congress but you felt now is the time to speak. why? >> it is time now. it's been far too late, actually. we've seen the republican party leave its moorings. the republican party today is hardly anything like i knew when i was growing up. it's changed substantially and time to reestablish our basis and become the party that we should be. >> why do you think other republican haves been so hesitant to speak out? frankly, squacared. i understand some people may think what you're saying, may think it but not doing what you're doing and speaking about it. >> well, poll lit tiitical spee