host: from manitoba, canada, thank you so much for calling in. few other stories we want to run through for you -- we will continue this discussion into the next segment. here is the story on federal workers getting a pay raise -- another story at what point you to, this from "the new york times" -- one other story i wanted to point out this morning, this from the new york daily news -- that is from the daily news this morning. i want to get one more call from walker from arizona, the democratic line. walter, what is your message to congress? caller: good morning. thank you for the opportunity to be able to speak on c-span. i'm getting up there in eight, and one thing that concerns me -- two points. i have watched for the last 30 years, and i wanted to pinpoint the core of the problems we're facing. the u.s. is the greatest country in the world. we have the democratic and republican parties. when they were first established, they were established at a private association -- as a private associations. government is where the money is. the greed an