by, that's our concern. that's what we continue we hope we can get. >> neil: you are closer to this than i will ever be. my view is that a deal isn't going to be reached in time. then we go into the sort of the twilight zone, where the president is deciding what bills are going to get a. presumably, if you have your way, jet republicans, -- social security, soldiers and the like. -- how long do you think that could go on? how risk as the days and weeks go by in that environment does a default get? >> who knows. we all want to get something passed. there's only one bill put in bill for -- bill form debated passed in one house that had bipartisan support that will prevent a downgrade that fix the problem and the american people will support that's the bill that harry reid wouldn't bring up for a vote.