not even a year ago. they were bipartisanly accepted. in that came the call for tax reform, which both sides agreed to. kent conrad, erskine bowles, al simpson, very good republicans and democrats came to the table and made a good will effort. the president got that and he summarily rejected those cuts. now with the deadline back and jobs number that is dropping and unemployment rising and the cost of living rising and the wages dropping, he says we need to be honest about this. you call this a republican bluff? we have all been at table ready to work. the president has come late to the game. he can t change it around fast enough. eric: ryan, last word. well, look, you know, the one thing that the republicans have to do is admit there has to be a revenue side solution to the problem, as well as the cutting solution. they need to be honest about the fact we need to take back the bush tax cut on the top 2% and be honest that corporations around america need to pay their fair share li