and i have a good fan base for that, the american people. >> robert, does the gop give in on revenue? >> this is the same conversation we keep having. the democrats say new revenue. the republicans say cut taxes. the question becomes what is the middle ground here? what we have seen from speaker boehner over the last couple months, look, if there is a significant government cuts here, if there's significant entitlement reform and if people making a lot of money pay a little bit more okay, let's have this conversation. >> robert, is it fair to say the gop seems like they want no revenue, new revenue, what so ever? >> let me be clear, i don't think it's realistic. you have to have a compromise in the middle. what i'm saying is what i think is happening is republicans are shifting a bit. the question is whether or not the democrats will shift and meet in the middle. >> how about this, doug? partisan politics might sink the