aankly, one-man rule on catastrophic course. host: and the diminishing of moderates on republican and democratic sides. did that play out in the modern working of the senate? no doubt there is a genuine divide between the that-- between the parties is much deeper than it used to be. i take that as a given. i take as a given the fact the political climate is much harsher generally, whether it is the cable news networks or the .nternet, social media all of those things are relevant. i do not excuse the senators. they have an obligation to transcend that. to bring people together. they know they are not doing the job. host: from new york, independent line. good morning. caller: i want to talk about oligarchy for a second. a small group of people have control over an institution. you have multiple senators who have dual citizenship, and you cannot serve two masters. so i am just wondering -- congress also passes a budget widely want to go to war, when we bombed libya -- it is baffling how institution works now. guest: i agree with y