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I think it will be. if we had the house bill on the floor weeks ago we would have amended it and we would have passed it and this thing would have tim donaghy a longtime ago. behind doors negotiations leads to a lot of intrigue and dysfunction. this place is so dysfunctional. you should bring the house bill to the floor and let every senator have their say about what they would like to see hapb. ther happen. there are 80 votes to avoid the fiscal cliff. here is the number one issue for me, whatever money is raised between now and tomorrow i hope awful it goes on the deficit and none of it goes...

Not to turn social security into private account. adjust the age for social security and cpi changes and means testing and look beyond the ten year window. i cannot in good conscience raise the debt ceiling without addressing the long-term debt problems of this country and i will not. >> chris: and you heard president obama say we have to get out of that habit. not going to start trading debt ceiling increases for spending cuts. >> i think the key to what lindsey is saying is that you don't affect people on these programs now. you do it in a way for the too you tour so that long-term the progr...

Double-dip recession in britain. is it worth it for us here is the question? >> well, i wouldn't say it's led to a double-dip recession. we had problems with the euro zone on our doorstep, but in the uk we had a huge problem with a high deficit. we can borrow money cheaply and investors are coming to britain so jobs are created. it's a hard road when making progress, and i don't think western countries have an alternative p but to confront their problems, including their debt problems, and make sure that they're becoming more competitive to win that global race and make sure they're providing ...

Solve the country's debt problems, law i can makers are using greece as an example of what could happen here. but republicans and democrats are taking away two lessons on how to avoid the same greek tragedy. mike emmanuel takes a look at that. >> republicans frequently argue it is critical to get a handle on the nation's deficits before the u.s. becomes like greece. there a terrible economy with 26% unemployment, the highest in europe, and almost no job opportunities for young people frequently lead to riots in the streets. now here a leading democrat is suggesting cutting spending too quick -...

Gets sicker and weaker. greece, for example, has seen its economy shrink by 7% in the last year. all of european is in recession now. the last official number was the economy actually shrank last month for all of europe as a unit. japan has been stuck for 23 years in a decaying economy. 23 years. and i think we're seeing a pressure in washington for exactly the same pattern. that's what's happening in california, in sacramento. it's what's happening in illinois, in springfield. it's what's happening in new york, in abdominal. it's big government getting bigger and bigger while the private sect...