together i mean but at the same time it seems like both parties the two party system perpetuate this matheny quality i mean capitalism in general in its current form is perpetuating is an equality that that in turn causes this violence what do you say that both parties are kind of at fault and the underlying root cause of the inequality of our system. well there are actually different parties in america now but what i would say is this even when democrats are in power the united states has more on equality and more violence than the well to restage the social democracy of western europe so i'm not at all saying the democrats are perfect or that they create a utopia but if you can problem with the republicans i think you'd have to say that the republican party is a suspect in terms of public health and preventive medicine as a risk factor for lifo by us or as the democratic party can be considered as a protective factor against lethal violence in the same way that cigarette smoking is a risk factor for lung cancer and on regular exercise as a protective factor against heart is a very interest

i was in that group, matheny said. mr. musial, i say thank you. he's a perfect example of what it means to wear this jersey. i want to give credit to my colleague, senator claire mccaskill. she worked with me, in fact she led the way in terms of the presidential medal of freedom along with senator bond for stan musial. she came up with a great idea. i don't know if it's going to go anywhere, but i'm going to try to help her make it a reality. she has suggested that we can honor this american hero, this regional hero and the values that he stood for by naming the new bridge that's being built across the mississippi river at st. louis in the honor of stan musial. now, i grew up on the illinois side, and we kind of looked over at the missouri side a little differently than most and they looked at us a little differently, too, but if there is one thing that ever united us, it was baseball loyalty and stan musial. it's a perfect name for a bridge that spans between illinois and missouri in that region of the country. i am proud to join senator claire m