. >>> and here to talk about congress's first day back on the hill is andrew friedman, a principal at the hill. good to see you. john mentioned the debt limit, several very important fiscal issues that need to be addressed. overhanging that is the crisis in syria, how much will that affect congress regarding the crisis and the address? >> well, it has the potential to do that. john is correct. maybe we have changed the decision to go into syria, and go another route. but congress has precious little time to act, it is only in session for two months. in october it has to deal with the debt limit. i think more than that, syria, it has the potential to increase the rancor in congress, and that is not the attitude you want as you head into debating the fiscal issues. >> there is an awful lot here, andy, that suggests deja vu. what are the possibilities that the debt limit and the funding issues end up spilling through to the end of the year and we end up looking at the kind of christmas bargain we had last year? >> tyler, i think there is a very high possibility of that. i wouldn't be sur