the credit agency. this is not the same as the debt ceiling debacle. no. you mentioned this was somewhat predictable. one of the pieces that makes it so predictable, is these automatic cuts don t go into effect until january 2013. congress does generally work best or well i don t know if congress works well at this point ever, but they work best under pressure and under fierce deadlines. it s like a college student having to get that paper in. because these things don t go into effect, the mast majority, until 2013. congress looks at it and says we have a year to fiddle with this. we ll look at it then. the election will have happened by then. when will it get solved? probably january 2013. let s talk about political life, at least a resurgence a resurrection of newt gingrich. the gallup poll today has him on