confusion up there. i don t know how you frame a speech with a call to action when you don t want action. andrea, that s the word i was going to use with you, confusion. there s kind of a weirdness in the air. normally members of congress had a sense of how the next few steps may play out and you don t really get that feeling here. mix that with the president is here right now so there s a lot of extra security around the capital. add to it again the place where i m coming to you from is filled with international media, too. it feels like a different day. in talking with senator schumer a short time ago, he said they are working on that alternative idea they might put forward. the impression i got from him, while they are working on it, none of it is going to happen quickly. talking to senator clinton john mccain, it s conversations ongoing. so we re in this holding pattern we had not predicted even 24 hours ago. many members i m talking to want to know what the president will say. s
either pass that bill or not pass it. and if they don t pass it, what will happen in terms of january 1st ratgoing up is on them. it s on them. the president said in his remarks today that you know, his plan s not written in stone. the one he campaigned on. he s willing to hear any good idea from anyone. but it s unclear whether john boehner is going to be able to come to the table with an alternative idea that they can hammer out in time for all these deadlines to expire. and the other reason why john boehner probably looked a little defighted, remember after the elections in 2010, they kept saying the american people have spoken, we need to listen to the people and do what they say, they don t want this or that. now we ve come through a presidential election which is arguably much more important than a mid term election where
the top rates and the house can either pass that bill or not pass it. and if they don t pass it, what will happen in terms of january 1st going up is on them. it s on them. the president said in his remarks today that you know, his plan s not written in stone. the one he campaigned on. he s willing to hear any good idea from anyone. but it s unclear whether john boehner is going to be able to come to the table with an alternative idea that they can hammer out in time for all these deadlines to expire. and the other reason why john boehner probably looked a little defeated, remember after the elections in 2010, they kept saying the american people have spoken, we need to listen to the people and do what they say, they don t want this or that. now we ve come through a presidential election which is
it be? me? are you allowed to say? i m not allowed to say. i ll tell you when the cameras are off. ok, cool. the cameras are off. thank you, sweetie. thank you so much. thank you. thanks, laura. go back to steve, how about that? thank you, ladies and gentleman. straight ahead on fox & friends , when it comes to dealing with high gas prices, the president s energy secretary says he deserves an a. would the average american driver agree? i don t think so. and the government allowing native americans to kill the bald eagle. our guest coming up says he has an alternative idea but the feds aren t listening. but first, the trivia question of the day man, i m glad aflac pays cash.