david addington is also the former chief of staff to vice president richard chaney, the same richard chaney who infamously marked deficits don't matter. a poll found 68% say lawmakers should compromise in the debt debate. just 23% say law makers should stick to their principles. a poll taken overnight shows 83% are concerned about the potential of a debt default on august 2nd, and 53% say deficit reduction should be a combination of spending cuts and revenue increases. and, a "washington post" abc news poll asked respondents what changes support to raising the debt. 72% raising taxes on incomes over $250,000 a year. 66% raise social security taxes on people with incomes over $103 7,000 a year. 64% support raising taxes on hedge fund managers. 61% support raising medicare premiums were wealthy retirees. 59% support raising taxes on oil and gas companies. joining me now is msnbc political analyst howard fineman, editorial director for the huffington post media group. thanks for joining me tonight. howard, what's the latest reporting on what's breaking here on the boehnor plan. they went