we are talking taxes. what is your take on where we are right now? >> i think they'll get it done. i think the republican party realizes the political peril that they are in. if they do not get this done. i think the big question is if they go into conference, are they going to simplify the code? in other words, will they take things like the alternative minimum tax? and will they make progrowth decisions? i look at the child tax credit. which is nothing but a giveaway. it is nothing progrowth, nothing for prosperity. it costs a lot of money!as we see what they do here, that is the framework i would use to look at the conference results. >> it is one place to get money. west they better understand the