creation, the wars and all of the structural dysfunction that you're clearly familiar with? >> well, i think you'll be working this weekend, i regret to say. basically, we do have a choice now between a really bad boehner plan and a damage control reid plan. that's really what 2 boils down to, but in both case, the republican agenda has been successful. there is no revenues. it's all cuts, and the difference between boehner and reid is essentially that one is short term, and the other is long term and gets us through the election and would give us at least some space to try to create the opportunity to talk about jobs and building our economy. >> representative welch, appreciate your candor. i agree with a lot of how you frame this problem. and am regretful we're not actually having a debate about bank reform, trade reform and tax reform. >> right. exactly. >> i don't know the answers but i shoe know we need 20 to be talking about it. thank you, congressman. >> thank you. our mega panel is sheer.