petraeus was some sort of victim and perhaps blac blackmailing scheme. then a security breach may have been involved and that led to this. it seems like it s starting to un. the fact that f.b.i. involved is significant. we have seen resignation of a public figure with intimate knowledge of what happened in benghazi. we are seeing that this is not putting a lid on the situation. in fact, we re seeing it intensify. even step up to another level because if he testify on the hill. he could voluntarily go to the hill. he could be subpoenas. if he goes to any circumstances, he may lawyer up under the circumstances. bret: we ll continue to follow every aspect of this. thank you. you re welcome. bret: now to the fiscal cliff. just 53 days away. both president obama and house speaker john boehner are advocating compromise, yet sticking to their guns on