this past weekend, pretty busy weekend, christmas sales are on. congress repealed don't ask, don't tell. the president signed -- yep. the president signed the big tax cut extension. so if you're a gay soldier who is also a millionaire looking to use your tax break money to go christmas shopping, this is the best week of your life! exactly. >> and also today, a key vote for the s.t.a.r.t. nuclear treaty. the white house has been working the phones to rally support for the measure that could limit the nuclear arsenals of both the u.s. and russia. paul steinhauser standing by the cnnpolitics.com desk. i hear you're about to unveil some new cnn poll numbers. >> right here, right now, just -- >> live. >> let's look at this. live, this is cnn opinion research corporation is the national survey. and we asked that question. do you think the senate should