jon: but this is a town where bipartisanship doesn t work. simpson-bowles, the supercommittee, how are they going to make it work in that relatively short window of time between november 7th and january 1? well, that is the big question, and it s really it s already hindering economic growth. there s no reason for american companies to hire right now before the election. we can t see this economy changing because no one knows their taxation rates. both parties are hoping, jon, they come up with more leverage than they think they have now. and i don t see it. we still have a chance of having an election that leaves us where we are now, maybe democrats make gains while romney wins or president obama s reelected while republicans make gains, so we could really be in a situation where neither party has a mandate. and then they re going to have to make serious concessions. and i don t know if either party is prepared for that, but we ll see on november 7th. jon: yeah. nobody much likes