Emery Harden in the debate is a voice of Robert Gates.

All can agree he's an important voice

with a legacy and institutional memory

of his America, the former Defense Secretary,

the former head of CIA.

His article in Foreign Affairs magazine, Emery,

is my read of the autumn.

There's no question about it.

It's an incredible intense essay

of the dysfunctional superpower,

the dysfunctional beltway.

Is there a middle ground in Washington

that wants to get things done?

There is.

When you look at the center of both parties,

they definitely want to move forward.

But when you talk about some of this paralysis

we're seeing in Washington,

you're going to see it in the next few weeks

when it comes to aiding Israel.

Right now, what you're going to see this week

on Thursday is Mike Johnson, the new speaker,

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