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Minority leader, top republican in the senate and it said, quote, there is a proposal written by democrats with no gop input that we just found out about in the press. it includes a tax hike, and then -- and the only thing bipartisan about that is the opposition to it. so it does not look like there is a deal on the extension of this payroll tax cut. as i mentioned earlier, the big debate has been how are you going to pay for it, and it appears the president will speak to this moments from now. you'll see it right here. meantime, the obama reelection campaign is stepping up its defense of fa...

There is no deal as of yet. the president calling on republicans to make one. they are at issue over whether to extend payroll tax holiday. it amounts to $1,5 a year for a family that makes $50,000 a year if i have got my numbers correct. this passed last year as a new tax break it was suppose to be somewhat temporary now the president and the democrats would like to extend it. the relationship cans said they are open to that but they want to see sit paid for. and the democrats have respond by saying let's do that with a surtax on millionaires. you want to add a permanent tax to pay for a temp...

Should they be? >> yes, absolutely. every indication is that both the parliamentary elections and next year's presidential elections will put great pressure on egypt concerning the camp david accords. their peace treaty with israel. to have a new govnment where candidates are talking about major major changes to camp david, which was the original land for peace deal. that's why these egyptian election results have a profound impact on america, but camp david has been the a see jim rock of foundation upon which our policy in the middle east and our efforts for greater stability in the region wi...

Unemployment benefits, if those benefits knead to be approved by the department of labor, doesn't it suggest to you there is some sort of decision making process that goes on in the department of labor and could all this hubbub -- should it play into that decision making? >> i think it should. there should be an appeals process. look at that woman. trust me, milking the system. the school district of philadelphia is her cash cow and she is going to go after that until she gets the money. it's a done deal. she is outraged. i hope they fight it and block her from getting its and establish a prec...

This president. it's always somebody else's problem. let me make a prediction. the few in a -- the president in a few minutes is going to come to the american people. he'sot going to lead and say we have a deal, he's not cloistered trying to get a deal with the congressional leaders. what he's -- what he's going to do, he's going lecture us, tell us it's the hill's problem. it's the president's problem. it's his failure to lead and get a deal together. he should be announce ago deal with the leaders behind him and what's he going to dork tell the american people it's not his fault, it's congre...