time but mainstream media doesn't pay attention to it when conservatives get them. >> you are around capitol hill, and there are thoughtful people on both sides of hill, house and senate. what do they have to say about the possibility of lowering the temperature and actually getting something done rather than this back and forth? >> well, it's interesting because i've talked to a couple members who say they wish leaders of both parties would stand up together and say, let's lower the temperatures. number one, death threats are all the time to politicians. this happens sort of repeatedly. most of the time it's just -- it's cuckoos and people dismiss it. the danger you get is when so much attention is paid to this and at some point, like something bad could happen and people worry that people are -- just because they're playing politics, they lose sight of what can happen if you incite people to do nutty things. i think if eric cantor and nancy pelosi and john boehner stood up there and said, both sides, cool it down, we could have a very rigorous debate about health