on i'm joined by barbara boxer, from california, the president for the center or community change action and laura bassett, politics reporter at the "huffington postenator, let me start with you. you've known senator pelosi a long time. i don't get what this fight is about. it is sort of mystifying to me. the people that have signed the letter are generally in the center right of the caucus. so it doesn't seem to be an ideological angle, and there is no actual opponent yet. what do you make of this? >> well, i'm going to try to demystify it for you. i served ten years. part of the time nancy and i shared the reputation of san francisco. she is the best of the best, just as a human being. and, you know, i often said to her, nancy, as she climbed up that ladder, it's really tough to be in leadership in the house. it was something i was never interested in, either in the house or the senate to go to the top of the echelon, because what you have to do is set aside your own goals, understand what everybody needs from you, understand when they can be with you, understand when they can walk away. look, there is nobody better at strategy. there is nobody