favorite said ballots don t pass the smell test for correct spellings. and murkowski s spokesperson saying the miller camp is, quote, delaying the inevitable. as of now, write in candidates have 40% of the vote in that state. martha: in washington lawmakers facing low approval ratings, the usa today/gallup poll, 70% of americans a 17% approve of congress and 77% disapprove, and it was taken just after the midterm elections and then it was 21% and the numbers have gone down since the election and the new congress convenes in january and we ll see what they can do to pull the numbers in the other direction. gregg: we got through the mid terse and guess what? folks are planning the first debate for 2012. no kidding, the reagan presidential library announcing it will host the g.o.p. presidential contenders,
washington with more on the story. why is the president strongly against expending taxes for the wealthy, tax cuts, i should say? reporter: good morning, women the president says we cannot afford to extend those upper income tax cuts, he says, we need the money to address the deficit and people like him, who make a lot of money, should be should pay. president obama arrived in japan, now, for another economic summit, and, talked about these tax cuts before departing the g20 in seoul, south korea and the issue is, president obama wants to extend these cuts for the middle class and not for the williest americans, making over $250,000 a year. republicans want them for everyone and, this week, david axelrod, senior advisor, told the huffington post that to prevent the increase for the middle class the administration would have to accept those cuts for everyone. at least temporarily. but, today, president obama denied that he is ready to make that deal. listen: president barack obam