boehner saying is, he appears to be a compromiser and almost extending an olive branch and knows that democrats would not push this -- democrats won't have the votes for the middle class only tax cuts because people would have to walk the plank looking like tax raisers. interesting strategy. >> i don't understand, though. this idea of tax raisers. are the american people not listening? all they hear is taxhi that's all they hear. do they not understand that it real only affects the wealthiest of americans? what president obama has -- is proposing, what he's pushing fo is very similar to what republicans are proposing for everybody who makes, say, less than $500,000. only after $500,000 it is staunchly different. >> certainly been an issue chos who defines it better. what democrats tried to do is sort of say, look, you give tax ts to billionaires and millionai millionaires. however, when you go into these districts, go into places on the ground like ohio, pennsylvania,