i grew up on an army base and my moraisther raced three boys thee of this table. >> sounds like my apartment. >> i think the country is eager to do that. to kind of have a reset of values. what counts. one of my friends says we have to get up every morning and say, what do i need to do and not what do i want today? that's a good guide. >> tom, you mentioned when we tha about how we cover the presidential election, what are the issues that matter to voters and covering a broad range of topics. how do you think the debates have done thus far in covering the gamut of issues? >> i thought the first debate was pretty good. i don't think that president obama pinned down mitt romney on what he was going to do to get to that $5 trillion deficit he'll make up with the tax reformation plan. it was a wonky debate. it has oxford and cambridge