before the health care vote, ready to deal in terms of something on energy and climate change. that's the big golden prize out there before the mid-term elections. the president still thinks he can do something big in terms of a comprehensive election. susan collins is important for that. they want to remind voters this was a middle of the road centrist position on health care. to repackage this in terms of taking on republican ideas, it's stale part of a sales pitch he has to do. there was something interesting about the sales pitch we noted earlier. republicans are crazy because the doomsday scenarios have not materialized yet. but people who think there should have been good things by now are also crazy. did he note that beforehand? is it a distinction without a difference or what?