host: manassas, va., you are on with peter schroeder from "the hill." caller: if you look at what is happening today in congress, we need to go to the fundamental building blocks. we look at the forefathers who established these three different bodies that govern this country. there was the assumption that anybody coming into this body will be a morally sound. the country first will be the prime objective to serve whether it is a president, senator, for congressman, or anybody else. that everybody will be following that particular criteria. that is one thing that our country has lost right now. the erosion of moral ethics has gotten to a point where it does not really matter for individuals what happens to others as long as their personal goals are met. host: thank you. guest: id is no secret that the public opinion of congress is not high at this point. the white house suddenly embarked on a public pressure campaign to try to get cordray nominated, there is the believe they can tap into that frustration to get him nominated. there is opposition to that

host: manassas, va., you are on with peter schroeder from "the hill." caller: if you look at what is happening today in congress, we need to go to the fundamental building blocks. we look at the forefathers who established these three different bodies that govern this country. there was the assumption that anybody coming into this body will be a morally sound. the country first will be the prime objective to serve whether it is a president, senator, for congressman, or anybody else. that everybody will be following that particular criteria. that is one thing that our country has lost right now. the erosion of moral ethics has gotten to a point where it does not really matter for individuals what happens to others as long as their personal goals are met. host: thank you. guest: id is no secret that the public opinion of congress is not high at this point. the white house suddenly embarked on a public pressure campaign to try to get cordray nominated, there is the believe they can tap into that frustration to get him nominated. there is opposition to that

tomorrow, we will discuss the consumer financial protection bureau with peter schroeder. a new report shows increasing numbers of independent voters. we will talk about the report's findings. and a look at the nation's infrastructure with patricia hu and john horsley. "washington journal" begins live at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> throughout my military career, i've prided myself on not one thought. maybe we ought to take another look at this. maybe we ought to look at it from this perspective. people's lives could be at stake or we have an obligation and a duty to be good stewards of the researchers that the public interests us with. you sometimes have to be courageous in a meeting when everybody else's head is going up and down. and you're going -- i think i have a different perspective. >> major-general marsha anderson on her career as the highest-ranking female african- american in the united states army. >> president obama spoke to reporters at the white house today about his nominee to head the consumer financial protection bureau. his remarks came shortly after the nomin