first question, ginger, do you get a discount on this stuff, come on? no. jenna: not even 10% off? $75,000 life-sized genie bottle. where do you come up with these ideas to put in the book? well, that specific one i was watching a story about barbara eden, just came out with her autobiography on her days on i dream of genie and i thought is there what every woman needs a place to go and pout and where no one could get to you? i started thinking how could do you recreate that for someone s fantasy. jenna: the $75,000 price tag, where does that come from? well that comes from the designer who has outfitted the interior of this yert, round tent, that we decorated this way and, so it covers the expenses of making it come true. jenna: we re taking a look at it right now. looks like a comfortable, peaceful spot. i think, jon could agree.
measure expires. jenna: will it be more fun the second time around, chris? you know, there won t even be kris to look forward to christmas to look forward to. and that s what it was all about for barack obama. certainly jon and ed were correct that 11 months is a long time, but the president was able to drive a wedge in between the house leadership and the members of their caucus, the freshmen and the conservatives inside the republican caucus in the house are not happy with how this ended up. that s something that the democrats had not been able to do. they had present add united front all year. they succeeded in doing it this year, so that s the big victory for the president, one he hopes pays off next year. jenna: do you get the sense that that s the case, chris? this dissension among the republicans will continue and really set the tone for the year ahead, that it s really going to be about the republicans and whether or not they can agree rather than a fight between the democr
so, yeah. i mean, we will have to pay more attention to ron paul if he wins. well, and jon: go ahead, kirsten. i just think it s interesting because it s a double-edged sword. you always hear ron paul, any on us on tv, from supporters why aren t you talking about ron paul more? careful what you wish for because it s starting to happen and, you know, as we saw happen with newt gingrich, when you come to the top and start getting media scrutiny, it can be very unpleasant. and if he wins iowa, it s going to be really much higher scrutiny than he s been under to date. jon: but everybody i talk to, judy, says he has exactly zero chance of becoming the eventual nominee of the republican party. would you agree with that, and if so, does it, does it suggest that if he wins iowa, um, the importance of iowa is, in fact, diminished? well, i think yes and yes, jon. i mean, if he does win, the importance of iowa will definitely be diminished because people like rich lowry have already writt
the bill worked out by both parties, following a bruising battle on capitol hill. mike emanuel is live there with an update. mike? reporter: hi, jon. after a week full of drama here on capitol hill, it was peaceful passage of the payroll tax holiday extension. the senate went first. we expected no drama there and it lived up to that. after all a two-month extension of the payroll tax holiday, won 89 out of 100 votes in the senate last saturday. after it was all over, senate majority leader harry reid delivered this teachable moment message to house republicans. i hope this congress has had a very good learning experience, especially those who are newer to this body. everything we do around here does not have to wind up in a fight. that isn t the way things need to be. reporter: then all eyes turned to the house of representatives with speaker boehner presiding. one objection could have
and that can lead to so-called pan ec shopping. and panic shopping. that s overspending to get a gift in time for the holidays. joining us with a few tips to keep us all from panicking [laughter] author of a new york times bestseller, it s your biz. jon, jon needs your help. he sure does. [laughter] oh. jenna: he needs a lot of it. shame on you, jon. jenna: what is the best piece of advice if we still have a gift left that we haven t gotten anything, and the clock is ticking? what s the best piece of advice? sure. well, actually, i love what you said in your opening. you want to have a plan. you ve got to make a list and have a strategy. you don t want to rush out the door without having any idea of who you want to buy for and what you might be looking for. take a few minutes and write down the items you might want. without that you can get overwhelmed and, as you said, you can overpay, spend too much. heaven knows last year i was out shopping for the kids, i bought