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Im not dumb. and what i can tell you is that a whole slew of republicans in the house and in the senate just voted for the largest tax cut in american history, and it is. $4 trillion. i got it. fine. and not a single penny of deficit reduction. and they think theyre going to get a better deal in two months? i think thats the dummies. maybe its the republican members of congress are the real dummies out there. >> maria, youre laughing in agreement. does that suggest you agree? >> i think what jim...

Aisle agree on something? do you get a sense from talking to both sides? >> no. i mean, because the super committee had super powers. if they had proposed something, it would have gone to congress and they would not have allowed any amendments, it would have been a straight up-or-down vote, and, the filibuster rule would have gone out in the senate and, it would have been a simple majority. 51 votes. this was the best opportunity, the deficit reduction, whether you favor entitlement cuts or spen...