let's do this exercise, depak, this way. i'm going to ask chris and joe to tell you what they need in a deal and what it they might be willing to yield in a deal, and then you see how you can bridge the gap. let's flip a coin. one or two is behind my back, chris, you call it. is it a one or two. >> i say one. >> it's a two. >> who would like to go first. joe you have the choice. >> i would be delighted to go first. >> go ahead. >> what do you need? a deal and be willing to yield? >> what i need in a deal is discussion. i need the chance to talk. i need to talk with democrats. i need to talk with the president of the united states. i need for the president to talk with me and with my colleagues to get this done. this is not rocket science. this is not a deal that can't get done. the president could very easily call together, call for a super committee made up of democrats and republicans, to help solve this issue and say that committee will deal with all the issues that we're talking about, the republicans care about, whether