. >> there's only oneerson that can bng us to default and arack obama. in fa baracobama mad it clear he was willing to default. we passed a bill out of the house to take default off the table, to guarantee we can't default. he issued a veto threat on that bill. so clearly he wants the threat of default, which is dangerous and reckless for this president. >> this process began because you and others in the republican party decided to use the debt ceiling and the threat of closing down government to repeal the affordable care act, something enacted by the house, passed by the senate, signed by the president, aeveryday by the supreme court. then after that a presidential election which your candidate said i'm going to repeal it, the president said i'll defend it, he did that. despite all of that evidence, your party set we're going to shut down the government and risk default unless you agree to repeat it or delay it. >> barack obama made it clear hi wanted a government shutdown. he had signs at the worked war ii memoriam that said this place is closed beca

bush almost as much as it does arack obama. host: jeff is joining us from indiana. caller: thank you. this is a great show. i'm happy to be on. mr. brinkley's answer will influence my thoughts greatly. i read an article between 15 and 20 years ago in "usa today" about generations and the differences between generations of americans, and how they handle the affairs of the day. in that article, they compared the boomers to the civil war generation in terms of not being able to get together at critical times to come together on issues and solve problems. what is your thoughts on those type of thoughts or thinking about the boomers, who have been in charge probably for 20 years? that comparison, is it fair or is it to general? -- too general? guest: it's probably too general, but it's interesting. it's interesting to think about the boomers in general. jack nicholson said recently, i'm the new old. a lot of people who got known in their 20's are now in their 70's. we can start looking at what that generation did or did not do. one thing they did very well was confront t