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Bonds and everybody else to be happy is we need to know that actually america's finances are on solid footing, will be on solid footing. medicare is there in some form. social security is there in some form. that's what everyone has to work towards. the lift that people will have in terms of optimism, i think, would be great for the country and for the economy. >> so, rob, the realist stickin point is revenue. where would a deal come from? i actually want to take the politics out of this. let's pretend such a proposal would be feasible. one thing floated is instead of looking so much at the in...

Smokestack industries, and we have a real problem with manufacture inning this country. there's some sort of reckoning with that. it makes sense. everything has to be put on the table. my worry is everyone focuses on the fiscal cliff and not the big thing that it's designed to address. >> rob cox, thank you very much. >> pleasure. >> up next, the media's new shiny object, the scandal involving sex and spies. that leads us to ask the crucial question, why would a man risk everything for sex? we'll tackle that next as we roll on for monday, november 12th.

Gridlock and partisanship. that is bad for america and all of us. i think the republicans have to realize the position of strength that the president is starting from here. >> rob, it sounds like they're starting to recognize it. you had the interview in the "wall street journal" this weekend, where mcconnell said he's willing to pay the ransom. meaning he's willing to sign off on higher taxes for the wealthy, which obama is demanding. the democrats have the leverage and the republicans recognize that and the republicans will compromise in some way on the tax issue. my issue and question is th...

Imogen lloyd webber, rob cox, i don't want to get hung up on the poll, rob, but there is a point when you would rather have no data rather than bad data. certainly in the market and any sport analysis of any kind pf i don't understand the appetite for bad data in politics. >> i'm not sure it is politics as much as media. >> or the media. >> this is such a highly watched local election. how many times have we tuned in and really cared about what is going on in madison, wisconsin. but this is so emblem attic of the issues that we're facing on a national level, that i think everyone was riveted t...

Has going for him is the fact that he's way ahead in delegates. but that doesn't make for a very compelling case to primary voters for why they should vote for you. vote for me because the math is on my side is not a winning message when people want to hear what your vision is for the country and how you're going take things forward and how are you going grow the kpeconomy fo folks. so, yeah, there is no ripple of change. >> interesting, rob cox. if you look at what jonathan just laid out which is vote for me. the math is with me. okay. versus a president who's basically saying me, vote for me...