pledge a maly mouthed sop to the tea party movement that is to the plenty tut. a nice pr piece, but it s not showing occupant radar. conservatives were equally critical, but the house leader was occupied with the topic of which south dakotas with the democrats, tax cuts for the rich. if democratic leaders leave town, we are not stopping the tax hikes. they are turning their backs on the american people. returning the congress without a vote to stop all the tax hikes will destroy jobs. he failed to mention that republicans passed the tax cuts 10 years ago with a built in expiration date at the end of this year. he demanded the democrats vote on taxes without using the suspension procedure. suspension would require a 2/3 vote. more on that in a moment. the senate s fail youure to vote, dick durbin on what he sees as simple math. i can count and i know you can too.