well. president bush didn't play well in certain parts of the country. and certainly, you know, look toward the south. maybe a little in the midwest. some of these democrats have got to cut president obama loose, and that's what we're seeing. >> jim, let me get back to you on the practicality of the whole thing. it seems to me the problem is you may have had a political reality and an economic reality that simply can't exist in the same room with each other. >> i mean, you're right. long term, we cannot afford to talk about cutting taxes. we shouldn't do it. >> fredricka whitfield in atlanta. back in atlanta. the arrival of sarah shourd, one of the three hikers held in iran for more than a year. she was just released. by way of transfers in oman and dubai, and dulles, they are preparing for her arrival in new york.