goingo thee it used to have. >> i promise first of of all i will not serve 30 years. i think age will catch me before then. but i think that we'll have some events that will give me the kind of impact that i feel connecticut deserve, the expertise and background i bring to this work as someone who has reached across the aisle to form coalitions of attorneys general, to box above my weight, so to speak, in uniting republicans and democrats to fight big tobacco or work for internet safety, causes that li bring to the senate, as well as education reform, and of course, economic recovery. there's no democratic or republican solution to that finding people better jobs and putting america back to work. i think we ought to use the good common sense progress mattic realistic solutions that are available regardless of whether they are republican or democrat. jon: well, let's talk about that a little more, because