and khamenei, ayatollah khomeni who founded the revolution, he had unparalleled authority and great charisma. and the current supreme leader has never had his religious credentials and never had his charisma. he was shrewd about maneuvering. he managed to project a strong image. over the weekend, he came in and said it is a defiant results and congratulated the winners. he jumped the gun. you're supposed to wait three days before the results are certified. people said, wait a minute, we do not believe the results. mir hossein mousavi sort of said and wrote a letter that, do you believe in these results? it was a subtle way of saying we do not think the supreme leader's authority is the final word. it kind of put a crack in the system. host: our guest is with us until 10:00 if you want to ask kim questions. 202 737-0002 for republicans. 202 737-0001 for democrats. 202 628-0205 for independence. tell us how you got the title of the book. what you want people who read the book to learn about the middle leasebacks guest: on the title, i was trying to project the idea that is not a policy tome. i