really want to take on a strong president right now. this is interesting to see how this plays out. i m still betting that they paper this over on april 8th and they get to the debt ceiling. before i get to you, if they continue to paper it over, as you say, aren t republicans function aally winning because every temporary bill has included cuts pro rated at the level that republicans stopped cuts. winning some but not as much as the taet party wants. take this up to the debt ceiling the republicans win because at that point they have to have it. their leverage is maximized. government is dysfunctional right now. without a budget for the year the innovation, those kinds of things are not happening. i think a lot of leaders want to get this thing resolved in the next two weeks. is it really a possibility that the government could shut down? seems to me that although me in the media like to danging it out there that both parties have essentially looked at this circumstance and