digital politics editor. chris, considering that's happened in the middle east over the last several weeks, has that served as a reality check to maybe promote compromise in d.c.? or has it done just the opposite and moved the sides further apart? >> yeah, i think you're probably closer on the lad der -- latter one, jenna. you need to come down here so you can be reminded of just how deep the divisions are. jenna: is that an official invitation, cries? >> we absolutely need you here. you have to see how terrible it can be on capitol hill so that you know that even a war or, as the white house is calling it, a kinetic military operation, is not enough to bring people together on a short-term spending bill. jenna: what seems to be the holdup? is there something new, or is it the same old stuff we've seen? >> well, in fact, the war actually comp claits it, because we're spending a good deal of money every day fighting this war, and what we're talking about, the core of the conflict between