place now. so i hope ron paul will help us as a party defeat president obama. >> aspposed to you running as a third party candidate. >> yeah, you know, but ron paul in the party is real,e has a lot ofenthusiasm. we're better tether. we have a common political desire, to e obama's policies. not four more years of things that are clearly hurting the country. and you're not going to be better off with a second term obama. clearly you're not betterff and i don't see any hope of people being better off. and i hope r paul will help us make that case. >> senator durbin, let me turn to you. again, income equality is a big debate. before we get to the broader points, let's talk abo the news. that is the payroll tax cut exten. this isomething that republicans, democrats are debating now. is this going to happen? will it get extended? >> can tell you, did, it's the highest priority of the president and the democrats in congress. we're talking about a payroll tax cut for almost 0 million