america connell, the leader of the -- mitch mcconnell, the leader of the republicans in the senate, last week saying the republicans will not support a package not paid for and 180. the republican party has been very inconsistent on this issue and it's going to come up again at the end of the year when we're facing the expiration of the bush tax cuts on december 31. and this is an issue that's probably going to have to be resolved in this very short period of time after the election. >> you mentioned this very briefly. what does this do to president obama if congress passes things? and how does he run against -- >> it will be very telling, and i think republicans are looking for this. and does the president have a big rose garden signing ceremony with mitch mcconnell and john boehner behind him? or sign it and pass it and move on? and i think republicans noted that when they passed the bill, the authorization that was pitched as a joshes bill, the president signed and moved on and...