the deficit and fiscal mess we're in. they didn't agree on the tax cuts. basically, both parties came together and destroyed the deficit one more time. in a compromised agreement, if again, i have great compassion for the president in trying to cut these deals, but i think he should have sat the republicans down and made them 4 or 5 billion in cuts. you believe in cutting the deficit, i'll go for this. >> my tendency is to agree with matt. that this was an easy deal to cut in so far as the people paying for the deal are not in the room. so the democrats take care of their people. the republicans take care of their people, but the people writing the check, it's like you and i deciding where we're going to go for dinner with his credit card, but matt doesn't even know we've got the card. >> if he wanted the people in the room to pay for it, he should have invited saudi arabia and china over. >> i would have loved to see