the spirit of bipartisanship and that's why the republicans and the democrats are meeting over the buffet table. >> he would not have been reaching out, steve, if it hadn't been for the fact that scott brown won the election in massachusetts. a lot of people are asking why did he not reach out really before? why was this not truly a bipartisan effort except for the occasional republican that sometimes votes democrat? >> well, i think he brilliantly invited the republicans in after he went to their retreat and the g.o.p. said that didn't work out so well for us. the republicans said this was a big win. >> it comes down to reconciliation. >> reconciliation, 51 votes all we need in the senate and this thing gets passed and the american people get a brand new health care bill. will this be a setup? show that both sides are together and nothing can happen. the president said my only option is to ask the senate passes this by 51 votes. is that what the republicans are