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Hoping that that actually plays true. on the other hand, just do know in today s media environment where things happen so quickly in this 24/7 cable culture, it is worth noting if we re still going to be talking about this two or three months from now. if we are, that s a big victory for democrats. if we re talking about something else, republicans would like to pick other fights. well, i have a feeling we ll be talking about this, mark, because it is only a two-month extension and being on capitol hill every day tells me that the same fight will surely boil over again. mark murray, deputy political director nbc news, thank you for joining us. have a very merry christmas. we re lucky here to have maryland congressman chris van hon, thank you for being in the studio. good to be with you, luke. was this the first win for departments in 2011? speaker boehner said during the democrat limit he got 98% of what you wanted. representative cleaver called that deal a satan sandwich. you gu ....