[ theme ] yeah, its the Stephanie Miller show. This is chris. That is jim. Chris is sick as a dog and stephanies not here. It will be a wonderful show today. We only had a day off the fiscal cliff. So theres that. Representative john boehner told senator reid to go f himself. Twice. Really . According to the folks at politico. So im shush well be talking about that if stephanie gets here. Hoping and praying she gets here. Happy new year to everyone out there. Yeah, Jacki Schechner happy new year. Happy new year to you too. Some things dont change. You like to step all over my news before i start. Oh, geez, did i do that . Oh god okay. Theres stephanie. Stephanie happy new year. Lets go to Jacki Schechner in the current news year. Whatever, steph. Thanks for joining us good morning everyone. Happy new year to you. Not only did Congress Wait until the very last minute to come to a deal to stave off the fiscal cliff but by all accounts, nobody is generally thrilled with what they came to