the exercise of letting them try to pass something that was much bigger than that and it fail in the senate. we said we are one half of one third of the federal government we can t pass what we want through the senate. he has to make the argument to his freshmen have already won. in negotiations both get something to sell to their troops as a victory. that is what the negotiation is in dividing government. what i think is interesting when you heard barack obama say we are close to the an agreement he is talking to the country. john boehner is not quite sure if a bipartisan agreement is good for him. chris: or doesn t know whether he can i think that is the big question. i think he will sell it. i think the small turnout that you saw on the hill thursday with the tea party rally was an indication that he can get it. chris: let s turn, bill tortion the 2012 budget.