and you are up at the southern end ftd rocky mountains and there is this scarp of rock that rises up probably about a thousand feet out of a valley floor and right at the tip of this scarp there are two twin towers of rock. if you get to a certain place on top of this very narrow butte, you can see between these twin towers and there happens to be a great house built between these two towers and every 18.6 years when the moon goes into its northernmost point on the horizon, it rises between those two towers. i was there at the beginning of the last 18.6 year cycle and we stood up there, probably 20 of us, researchers, forest service people, all gathered at the same spot with cameras and huddled -- it was late december at 8,000 feet and we were all watching this gap. and somebody had done very intricate work to figure out exactly where you need to stand to see the light at exactly the right time. and as we were all gathered up there, i remember this older archeo-astronomer said it's too bad this isn't celebrated any more. this is such a momentous occasion, the moon finally coming up b

president bush is still dicta dictating taxes in this knt because ftd tea party. >> be clear. last december a very important compromise was reached which without which we'd be seeing much higher unemployment, lower economic growth in this country. at the same time, the president said he was reluctantly extending the bush tax cuts for the upper end for two more years, but he wouldn't do it again. we're now going to face a number of things coming together at the same time. the special committee, if it reports and finishes its work and gets its job done, we'll be fine. if it fails and the automatic spending cuts are scheduled to take effect, they take effect january 1, 2013, the same day the bush tax cuts expire. these issueless be joined and not a resolution, then there's no balance. >> you're not a politician, you're a policy guy. mr. li mr. lew, going to the commitment to end bush's tax policy? end the unfairness where the rich get away without paying their share? is he going to make that the campaign issue next year? >> it's president made clear from now through his presidenc