right now the democrats never mind trying to woo republicans, they are out there trying to woo democrats who are looking at this bill, looking at the poll numbers back in their districts where 94% of the people in some cases say they are watching this vote very carefully and the vast majority oppose it. they are looking at this and say, look, if i vote for this bill, it's going to cost mimi job in congress. is it worth it? a lot are saying no. >> go ahead. >> the reason it didn't happen sooner, democrats spent too much time thinking they could get some republicans to come along. what john boehner just said is what john boehner said over a year ago and they should have listened to him. they set out determined to kill any obama bill and now at least obama and the democrats realize that and they are leaving them behind. they don't need them. they don't want them. >> alex, i want to get your reaction to conservative columnist david brooks. to call this an orthodox liberal plan is an absurdity. it more closely resembles center