connecticut. that would be my wife driving. from picking up the kids. in the your typical game of chicken but that is what is being played out in washington over the tax cuts. the economy is headed for its own smashup, new home sales plucking 8.4 percent the biggest drop we have seen in a year. ford is creeping to a halt. the culprit is europe because sales are plummeting, $1 billion worth of plummeting. and apple is not immune to the slow down plunging after missing earnings estimates. so market watcher has been adding it up and seeing a load of fiddling in rome. >>guest: right. we talk about the uncertainty. we know what is happening. you heard senator lieberman talking of having some time of stability or a plan in place.