remarkable amount of republican leadership on the issue of taxes and senate reform. the democrats haven't passed a budget, the senate hasn't passed a budget. let me go back to michelle bachmann. i'm an apologetic fan of michelle bachmann -- >> perhaps an apology tonight. >> as a member of the house intelligence committee and certainly someone who is a lawyer, if she has the facts, professor dyson, she has to put them out there. you can't have a senior member of congress come out with these allegations against a private citizen and then find that person has death threats against them. you have a great amount of power, and i think the reverend was right. her comments were inadmissible, they were wrong, and if she can't say here's the exact connections, i think it was irresponsible for what she said. >> even the muslim brotherhood responded saying, quote, the