we'll have to see what kind of deals they can forge leading into the super committee. they have their first meeting on thursday which is just opening statements. but members on both sides were very bipartisan and very optimistic about the future of the committee, what they were able to accomplish. later that evening the president delivered his speech and dropped the additional bomb on them. it's going tock difficult but we have two to three months to figure out. >> gregg: how much can actually be passed? there are certain parts of this which republicans say are acceptable? >> that is right. the payroll tax is something you've heard more republicans being open to, of course. that is something that president obama has pushed for, one of his biggest priorities with the extension of the bush-era tax cuts. the fear among the democrats on capitol hill is that liberals are republicans are going on to