agreed to as the debt deal in august. in any case. of the $3 trillion, half is in spending cuts. half in tax increases on the wealthy. if that sounds familiar, the fact is that the plan is basically what they offered last september. roundly rejected by the house and the senate. that raises a question is this really a serious plan to govern the country and reduce the deficit in 2012, this year, or a political document, a campaign document to get the president re-elected? >> thinking of campaign and politics. a busy week this week. you had former alaskan governor sarah palin as the next guest. >> the most interesting news he is made, he is gave a big speech. she was the keynote speaker at the cpac. conservative political action conference last -- yesterday in washington. at one point he is said in a vailed way, we need a candidate, nominee who instinctively turns to the