so the could reflect that, which of course is an issue that president obama has been talking about all the time. remember him saying that, you know, warren buffett's secretary shouldn't pay a higher tax rate than warren buffett does. martha: right. >> if romney's taxes come from capital gains, that is tailor-made issue for the president. martha: one that will not go away for mitt romney. we'll see how he handles it moving forward. byron, thank you from south caroline. >> thank you. bill: complete coverage of the first in the south primary this saturday, january 21. we'll have all the breaking developments out of the palmetto state. live coverage, 6:00. we'll roll through the night and see how close it is, won't we? martha: that's right. bill: here we go again. a new high stakeses showdown in washington. the debt debate returns. and ballooning federal debt this time. more than a trillion dollars. stuart varney, fox business network. his calculator doesn't go that high. good morning.