about the inheritance tax. i think politically he's exactly right there. the president did not fight the fight that he should have fought on tax cuts for people making a million plus even if he moved that money to reducing capital gains, more into payroll tackles. that being said, i guess a big question is do the democrats go ahead and vote for it anyway? i think they will. joining us now to talk about this and much more going on at the white house, white house correspondent and co-host of "the daily rundown," savannah guthrie. savannah, good morning. >> good morning. >> okay. do you want me to read this white house blog on the tax deal? >> let's first start by asking savannah, do you think, is the white house feeling pretty good that they're going to get the votes they need to pass this tax cut plan? >> i think so. just talking to a senior aid aide this morning, they feel good about it. they already picked up more democratic support in the senate. so things look more solid there. on the house side, i think