you are on the line with allan sloan. caller: good morning. to agree with the one lady who called earlier about becoming aware of the fact that it appears as though we have a definite class war going on in the united states. i have just become aware within the last -- i'm 65 now -- and the last maybe four or five years watching the elections how our politics work. it is almost frightening how if you become aware of it, what we are dealing with how divided classes are. and you talk about the issues, there is a very definite divide betweenclasses and their perceptions of needs. i will listen for your answer. host: any response? guest: yes, it has gotten more severe than it has been. but there has always been -- i do not like the word were fair, because it means you are out trying to kill people. -- i do not warfare which means your tried to kill or destroy people these are class differences, but not everyone acts the same with this and eachclass. if you read my article in see that i'm making more than $107,000 per year, theoretically i am rich a

you are on the line with allan sloan. caller: good morning. i called to agree with the one lady who called earlier about becoming aware of the fact that it appears as though we have a definite class war going on in the united states. i have just become aware within the last -- i'm 65 now -- and the last maybe four or five years watching the elections how our politics work. it is almost frightening how if you become aware of it, what we are dealing with how divided classes are. and you talk about the issues, there is a very definite divide betweenclasses and their perceptions of needs. i will listen for your answer. host: any response? guest: yes, it has gotten more severe than it has been. but there has always been -- i do not like the word were fair, because it means you are out trying to kill people. -- i do not warfare which means your tried to kill or destroy people these are class differences, but not everyone acts the same with this and eachclass. if you read my article in see that i'm making more than $107,000 per year, theoretically i

we also look at the governors' races in new jersey and virginia, and allan sloan discusses how legislators can preserve social security. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> up next, minnesota governor tim pawlenty on president obama's health care proposal and his own vision for the republican party. later, arizona representative jeff like on his opposition to the earmarked process and his point of view of how money is appropriated in congress. after that, the future exploration of mars. >> join the conversation on civil rights and race relations with npr and fox news analyst juan williams on c-span2. >> remarks now from minnesota governor tim of pawlenty -- tim pawlenty. he spoke about president obama's health care proposal and his own vision for the republican party. this event begins with an introduction from rnc chair michael steele. it is about half an hour. >> again, welcome, and we're very excited about our guest speaker joining us for lunch today. and helping us carry forth the message of the party an