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Basis to turns out in midterm elections is the people who go to every little county meet and greet, those people believe in laws like this. they believe this is the right thing to do. one quick thing. democrats are not immune from this. there's political partial for them, too. lots of socially conservative rural districts in this country held by democrats being targeted by republicans in 2010. pennsylvania 12, there's a special election there may 18th. that's a district where this bill might be more of a 50/50. >> before we let you go, something exciting at the washingtonpost.com. tell bus it....

>> shepard: and it could happen tomorrow if the market allows it because rules have not been enacted. >> that's right. >> scott, good to talk to you. washingtonpost.com. great to see you. thanks a lot. whole bunch of tax cuts expire in a few months. cuts put the in place by the bush administration for the wealthiest of the welty and one group of rich folks is fighting to make it happen. we have a poll on line that has much to do with the way you think things should work. with higher taxes on the rich reduce the deficit? go to foxnews.com/shep and weigh in. i want to give these results to t...

All indicators are fighting yes. >> i'm sure they won't take the vote unless they have the 216 in the pocket. >> correct. >> thank you very much. despite more than a year of debate, many americans are left wondering what's actually in had health care reform bill. joining me now, ed o'keefe, political reporter for the washingtonpost.com. you should have sat right here at the desk with me. anyway, let's talk more about this legislation. which is going to expand health care to a huge segment of the american public. if the bill passes, ed, how many additional people will be covered? >> it will c...

>> in the instance there were ever to be a conservative who were harassed in the media, what would you say to them? >> plow right on through it. really, at the end of the day, who cares what an irrelevant, lame-stream media is going to say about you? who cares? >> youch. ed o'keefe is a political reporter for washingtonpost.com. eleanor clift, contributing editor from "newsweek" who we're apparently glad even made it here this morning! good grief, that street in your neighborhood. >> one of those little mounds is my prius. >> you absolutely do. we could go in any number of directions with this...

Next year, but if he loses big, it could be all over for mitt. finally, let me finish tonight why i think november 22nd, tomorrow, should never be a day to remember john f. kennedy. we start with the super committee's failure to reach a deal. howard fineman is "the huffington post" media group editorial director. chris cillizza is managing editor of postpolitics.com and author of "the fix" on the washingtonpost.com. both are msnbc political analysts. here's the statement released late this afternoon, just moments earlier, late this evening, from the super committee, announcing their failur...