but not tax increases. i think you got real tension within the republican party, which is part of the sort of cauldron that's on fire here. >> arthel: let's talk about the democratic side. let's talk about the president in particular. i'd like to ask you how you feel this will affect his leadership and how he's handling affairs. >> well, i think in the short run he's probably -- he's been running this political campaign where he's gone across the country and they basically said oh, my god, the air traffic controllers are going to get laid off if we have sequestration. the food safety people will be gone and you're oh, my god, i'm afraid to eat. they backed off a little, right. they backed off a little because they were scaring people a little too much. i think at the end of the day, the buck stops with him. and while i think he's great at putting some blame on the republicans, there is going to have to be some find of a deal and if there is some kind of a deal, i think the guy in the hot

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