t. r. reid >> guest: yeah, i think i'd country is divided. i think that's right. when a guy who ran for president promising to try to overcome the divide, and i think it is a big reason obama won because people thought we needed that kind of leader. it is clear that he hasn't been able to do, at least not yet. why are we so divided? here's what i think. may i first say, glenn, in the first place you should always be suspicious of somebody who comes up with an overarching theory of everything. theories that when everything are always wrong, but i've got one anyway. so what i've been seeing is in the kind of polling, and it shows up in everybody's polls, is a sense of pessimism among america's. one way this is expresses do you think the united states is in decline? and in the most recent polls i've seen it this year, in 2010, 60 to 65 percent of the american people think we are in decline. do you think life will be better for your kids than it has been for you? about 65 percent of americans say no

t. r. reid has traveled a whirl. is books are about his global views on contemporary issues including the united states of europe. the healing of america and confucius lives next door. join our 3 our conversation with t.r. reid and your phone calls live sunday at noon eastern on booktv's in depth. >> "oh, johnny" is jim lehrer's most recent novel. how many novels have you written? >> "oh, johnny" is the nineteenth novel. the twentieth is out next april. it is already done and that will be a magic mark for me. but who's counting? >> when you find time and wear the right? >> undiscovered many years ago that a fire really wanted to do something i would find the time to do it. and writing these novels is extremely important to me. is part of who i am and what i do. when i wake up in the morning along your think am i going to write today? adjust think about what i am going to write. i do a little bit every day usually early in the morning and i work on weekends and when i travel. when i work on a novel is like a low-grade

t. r. reid has traveled the world.his views include the united states and europe and the healing of america. join our 3 our conversation with t.r. reid and your phone calls live, sunday, on c-span2. >> now, a hearing on health insurance premium increases by anthem blue cross, a subsidiary of wellpoint inc.. the increases, reported to be as high as 39% primarily affect california. it -- this is 3.5 hours. >> before we begin, i would like the contents of a supplement a memo be entered into record. the supplemental report is in regards to our investigation in the small business health insurance market. we had a draft last night. and the accompanying box -- documents with that memo. without objection, they will be entered into the record. i should also note that members will be going back and forth to the subcommittee on telecommunications which many of our members are members of both committees. the ranking member and chairman will be recognized for a 5 minute opening statement. other members will do recognize for a three