will the republican party learn from the mistakes of the democratic party? if in 2012 we can show the american people we spent less of their money, went to the heart of our debt problem by reforming entitlements and reduced the size of government, i think we will fare well with the american people. if we don't do those things, we will be in trouble ourselves. >> you've been skeptical about whether tea party activists who become candidates who become legislators now will be willing to compromise, willing to legislate. where do you find yourself then, closer to the tea party after the lame duck session or closer to the moderates? >> i'm enthusiastic about new people coming in. god knows this congress coming into being needs to learn from the mistakes of the past congress. tea party people can provide energy to do something about our spending problems by getting us back to 2008 spending levels. pat toomey is on your panel, has been a real leader on entitlement reform. the debt commission is a bipartisan document that we should all look at, about flattening our tax code, increasing the age eligibility for medicare and social