 With Congress once again unable to reach a deal on the budget ceiling, Americans are expressing disgust in record numbers for Washington. That's why I'm pleased to introduce America's leading champion for compromise, R. W. Wagner, president of the bipartisan agenda for a new American century. Welcome. Nice to meet you. Halfway. Excuse me. That's what our lobbying organization is all about, reaching across the aisle and meeting the other side smacked dab in the middle. You seem out of breath. That's because I took the elevator to the 10th floor and then walked the extra 10 flights to your studio up here on the 20th. That's pretty much how I live my day. Doing things halfway. No, choking for air. I'm a smoker. Half pack a day? Actually, three half packs a day. I also have half a lung. It's the price one pays when you've devoted half your adult life to compromise. What's the other half of your life been devoted to? Not compromising. So you'll even compromise when it comes to compromise? Always. Well, half the time. I guess what I'm saying is we all need to be flexible. Want to see me touch my toes? Not right now. Good, because I just had a steak and grilled onion sandwich. Could get messy. This week, President Obama's… Would you like the rest of my sandwich? I only ate half. I'm good. I'm good too. Not great. Not bad. Just good. Give us an example of how your organization, bipartisan agenda for a new American century, might address the paralysis in Washington. Okay. Take the budget deficit. Please. Excuse me? I'm sorry. It's an old joke. Take my wife, please. But my wife is dead. Oh, dear. I had no idea. Drowning accident. I am so, so sorry. We had been partying well into the evening on our boat and she somehow fallen overboard. And while she was screaming for help… You threw her half a rope? You see, my dear, when you own a boat, there's much to wrinkle one's brow. So when you finally arrived at a place of calm, which I had at the precise moment my wife went overboard, I figured why ruin the mood with physical exertion. I'm Frank Conniff. My guest has been R.W. Wagner, President of the Bipartisan Agenda for a New American Century. That Christopher Walken really knows how to keep a secret. Frank, do you like to sail? I hate the water. Thanks for being here. It's been good. Not great. Not bad. Just good.