>> they don't have the time right now. it's about to empire. >> but if you never did it, how would you know. >> for the president to say he's not playing politics, come on. this was a political deal. >> the impression everyone is getting, ed, is that the president blinked, the republicans didn't blink. is that a fair impression? >> no, it's not. i think we sat down and dealt as we're going to have to do the next two years. we're in the room. it's no longer a question of us not being in the room. we are part of the governing process. we gave up on something. he obviously gave up on something. the only way to govern the next two years and try to tackle this economy and get it moving forward is both sides are going to have to make compromises. i can promise you there's a lot of conservatives out there aren't perfectly happy with this deal either just as a lot of liberals. i think with the president obviously he's the negotiator in the middle and has the veto pen and can stop anything he wants. he can't get it done. polls are not how we run american politics. >> ora. >> i totally agree with you. but when the president stands up