accumulating debt. we now have 14 trillion, $700 billion worth of accumulated debt. okay? that is huge. that is precisely the same size as our overall economy. you are getting pretty close to greek level, european levels. it s a huge danger signal. bill: that it is, hello, good morning alence. this is shaping up not just to be a business story but a major political issue now over the next 13 months. stuart, thank you for that, see you at 9:20, fbn, all right? yes. martha: varney, then we ve got herman cain, folks, going toe to toe with president obama and winning. according to the rasmussen reports poll for the first time, we are seeing numbers like this, folks, herman cain at 43 percent, president obama at 41 percent. cain will be a prime target, you can bet, tonight at the debate that s going on in las vegas this evening. we re going to have a preview for you on who needs to do what in that debate tonight. look for rick perry to try to get back on the map