and what you don't. how sure you want to be about something versus just going on a fishing expedition. i think it has built in a sensitivity. it's built in a sense of purpose. >> it does open doors in the sense you have a brand name. a very well known last name even though you're not a politician. >> i would argue and submit to you, mr. kurtz, that being recognized as a part of a political family in the world of journalism has been something i've had to overcome. i've had to prove over time that if you sit down as a lefty, a righty, i'm going to give you the same hard time. and i have worked very hard on that. and i don't disparage people who go into politics. i give them a lot of respect. i do not have what it takes to play that kind of game. >> we got that on videotape. so don't change your mind. chris cuomo, thanks for sitting down with us here in new york. up next, cnn signs eliot spitzer as a primetime host despite the prostitution scandal that forced him to resign as new york governor spp that a good idea or just an attempt to boost