when we first heard jim moran was going to retire, she was the one saying you have to do that.hen i was leading a governor's campaign in northern virginia and she was working for news channel 8, she was the tv reporter that would show up all the time with the camera on her shoulder. so we've been together in politics since the very beginning. >> and your two daughters, how old are they now? >> they're 34, 23, and 20. i actually have three daughters. they've all been deeply in politics. so we'll see. i want them -- our dinner conversations are just like mine were when i was a kid. it's all about what's in the newspaper. it's all about public policy, and it's not boring because they've all got good strong opinions. >> finally, what does your dad think of all this? >> i think he probably likes it. i think he's very proud of me. he doesn't understand why i would do this. what are you doing? you should go play golf, but i think he's proud of me anyway. and i love to update him. back when i was lieutenant governor, i would call him every night before we checked into the motel somepla

congressman beyer won the seat vacated by jim moran. >> why did you begin a career in politics? >> i have a terminal case of potomac fever. 3 of my 4 grandparents came here to work for franklin rooz vel. roosevelt they were new dealers and growing up here i just -- you read the "washington post" every day, are sucked into political life. i can remember very well the democratic convention in 1960, we were down at the beach and all the grandparents and parents were huddled around the radio listening to the convention night after night. i remember john kennedy's race in 1962, it was the biggest hinge in our family life, the packet that this catholic democrat could win the presidency. so i think the fantasy all my life was that i would grow up and find a career and find a way to get into public service. >> your tad started a volvo dealership, those who live in washington, d.c. are quite familiar with don beyer voluntarily row, it's your dad. >> it will be our 42nd anniversary in november and i celebrated my 41st anniversary there back in may. it was sort of an accidental career, i c

congressman beyer won the seat vacated by jim moran. >> why did you begin a career in politics?>> i have a terminal case of potomac fever. 3 of my 4 grandparents came here to work for franklin rooz vel.

host: before we let go, jim moran, there is -- jim warren, there is a story about joe biden saying biden 2016 is a media fantasy, why he is almost certainly going to set the race out. would you agree with that headline? guest: no, at this point, i do not know what he is going to do. he is obviously sitting back and knows that there is some large percentage of folks that maybe just sort of sick and tired of the clintons. the e-mail controversy sort of reminds people why they are sick of the clintons, in their minds clinton has not really offered a rationale for candidacy. the problem with him is obvious -- the character that may be unfair to him, but it is sort of hard to unravel about being goofy and gaffe-prone. as best chance was 1988, arguably, when he blew it by stealing the lines from a british politician. in 2008, he got zero traction and he is 72 years old! i think it is a possibility, but it is really unlikely. host: our guest is the chief media correspondent fo >> win the senate takes its break, we will feature book tv programming beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern. look for two spe

jim moran, your take on the markets, the intra-day chart, the nasdaq and the s&p look the same with the wild rally into the close. there have been very, very big intra-day swings lately. the message is what? >> first of all, nice to see green today. >> yes. >> and technology is certainly a safe haven here, and you know the innovation side of the economy is certainly holding up. that's where we're focused. you look at market volatility has clearly been crazy, but when you look at technology companies, the companies leading the economy, they've been holding up quite well, and that's really where we're focused. >> eric schiffer with us as well. what about the valuation of some of these companies? there's been an argument this week in terms of is the market, is it an expensive level? is it a point now as we see the shootup where we should be buying and it's going to be long-term, what's your take on valuation? >> i think they're ridiculously high. i think they've been high because of the fed. we've got the fed that cand safety market, no longer going to prop things up. i think you'll see a

host: before we let go, jim moran, there is -- jim warren, there is a story about joe biden saying biden6 is a media fantasy, why he is almost certainly going to set the race out. would you agree with that headline? guest: no, at this point, i do not know what he is going to do. he is obviously sitting back and knows that there is some large percentage of folks that maybe just sort of sick and tired of the clintons. the e-mail controversy sort of reminds people why they are sick of the clintons, in their minds clinton has not really offered a rationale for candidacy. the problem with him is obvious -- the character that may be unfair to him, but it is sort of hard to unravel about being goofy and gaffe-prone. as best chance was 1988, arguably, when he blew it by stealing the lines from a british politician. in 2008, he got zero traction and he is 72 years old! i think it is a possibility, but it is really unlikely. host: our guest is the chief media correspondent for the poynter institute and also a national political columnist for the "new york daily news." thank you. guest: a pleasure