said the president should call the senate back and deal with it. and that john boehner, the current speaker of the house, go ahead and pass a one-year, extension. 13 days and then finally voters will get a chance to decide. it looks otherwise as though the debate devolved to who has the nastiest ads and whether they belong in politics, as though that is something new. bret: carl cameron live in new hampshire tonight. we should note we asked speaker gingrich and congressman paul to sit down this week. we have yet to hear back on their scheduling whether it can happen. the invitation is there. the top three obviously in iowa. the national association of realtors says the number of americanamericans who bought previously occupied home rose 4% in november. the trade group says it overstated more than 3 million sales during and after the great recession. stocks were mixed today. the dow gained four. the s&p 500 added two. the nasdaq closed 26 behind. the european central bank today loaned