she asked what would tip o'neill think of the tea party? to a point, he'd enjoy them. he called the crowd three stooges for awhile. then talking about patriotism, and questioning the patriotism of the democrats, he got hot about that. and the funny part was over. and this comes from donna of oklahoma city. quote, chris simple yet complicated question. how do the republicans keep getting away with this nonsense? over the top really. it comes down to the numbers. in 232 of the 418 or 435 congressional districts, a big majority of them people voted against obama last time. and the members of congress from those districts are very comfortable voting against obama care and the whole works. they're comfortable at home. the problem is they're not thinking nationally. and that is definitely boehner's job. he's got to do it if they don't. the next question from john of louisville, kentucky. chris, why did jimmy carter lose the election in 1980? i think it was iran. i think it was the hostages. i think iran has played a huge part in politics ever since. could well do it again next