and peter kiernan is the author of "becoming china's bitch."mpromise has become a dirty word. >> it has. i'm disappointed. i wasn't surprised that olympia left, but he's graced congress since 1978 with the kind of balance and fortitude necessary to make compromise happen. and we're going to miss her. and i think the challenge is going to be that i'm not sure this is an inside job anymore. it's got to be done on the hill ever happened there like the most important thing they ever did was civil rights. dirksen got together with johnson and they did something magic. no more jim crow. no more discrimination. a magical thing they did together. it could only have been done together. don't people know you can't do it one party. even on health care it would have been so much better. your thoughts? >> i agree with you and i think what's interesting is that the public is at a total disconnect with where congress is right now. the parties have so much disproportionate power. i think because of current finance reform laws. campaign finance allows you to gi

and peter kiernan. the author of, there you can read it. i won't even say it.ship and details how america can get back on track. it is nice to meet you, peter. in the introduction to your book you write compromise has become a dirty word. >> it has. i won't say i'm surprised olympia snowe has left, but she's graced congress since 1978 with the balance and fortitude to make compromise happen. and we're going to miss her. and i think the challenge is going to be that i'm not sure this is an inside job anymore. it's got to be done by the american people. >> jennifer you know politics like i do. it seems like all the great things on the hill that have ever happened there like the g things on the hill, that ever happened like the most important thing they ever did was civil rights, remember? dirksen got together with johnson and did something magic, m no more jim crow, it could only have been done together, don't people know you can't do it one party you need to get on health care would have been better if there had been a compromise. >> i think what is interesting