accomplishments. they also facilitated a $30 trillion cover-up in the financial industry that s resulting in a $700 trillion extraction of the western world. i ll be fair. be fair to the fact that trillions of dollars are being sucked out of america by the banking system, tax code and trade systems as administered by this president s government. we will be back. one more in the door and the floor opens up. back with more on leadership and more impassioned views after the break. coming up next, will americans get slapped with a tax hike for the holidays? we ll get the latest on the payroll tax showdown with jack lu and richard lugar. plus, the death of kim jong-il. and cnbc s john harwood and ann selser talk ground game in iowa. i d race down that hill without a helmet.