getting fixed. >> in new york, the same roads fix them every week-- every year and broken the next week, something is wrong. >> we've been having the infrastructure crisis since i can remember. >> the republican might get tripped up on when they went ahead and caved on the payroll tax extension because it was causing grief. the argument they wanted it paid for and now they're okay with it not being paid for. don't you think that the president has an advantage on this issue politically? >> well, i think the republicans' problem was not cave, it was engaging in the argument and engaging in it. it should never have gone and cut the thing. to be honest with you, i don't have problems with cutting taxes and i, you know-- >> no matter where it's from. >> you know, i don't have a problem with it, i'm for the smaller governments and-- >> and i like, i like taxes of all types to go down. >> i have a problem with cut being taxes and calling it temporary and then not figuring out a way to pay for it. >> and here is the the thing, you're right about that, the last year it was a temporary