Here's a thought to consider: "American politics today has migrated from an NFL atmosphere to the Hunger Games." That bleak assessment came from Dirk Kempthorne at a bi-partisan conference held earlier this week at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley.
Attendees included former Republican senators like Olympia Snowe and Trent Lott as well as Democratic leaders like former Senate Majority leader Tom Daschle and former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm.
Dan Glickman, former head of the US Department of Agriculture under Bill Clinton and former chair of the Motion Picture Association of America, joins the show to tell us about what came out of the conference.
Former governor says American politics have become the 'Hunger Games'
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