60 minutes there he is. nothing wrong with that of course, would the public be as forgiving if say, speaker nancy pelosi were in tears like that? what would the rights say then? finally, when it comes to eliminating earmarks, texas republican senator john cornyn is all hat, as they say in texas, and no cattle. he likes the idea of getting rid of earmarks but also likes the reality of having them. let s begin with the senate passing the tax cut. senator dick durbin of i will sill the democratic whip. senator, thanks for joining us. you have joined the great majority of senators from both parties. how do you distinguish between the high noise level on network television like this on msnbc and elsewhere, among the net roots, among progressives generally you can the loud, angry noise against this deal this compromise and yet when we look at the polling right now, overwhelming support for this deal among democrats? i think people want us to move forward. that might have been the elect