go along way package if there are just cuts, particularly if there are benefit cuts to medicare and social security and no revenue. there's still a lot of negotiations to be played out and in the meantime, day by day, the republicans are working in transigent and the willing to play with fire, because you fwlee? at least half of the members of the house republicans do want to blow up government. it's like blowing up -- the village to save the village. >> you're laughing. are you happy with your party being the party of mrs. o'leary's cow? basically starting the fire that was just mentioned. we've started it but helped put it out. this is where i think you have a problem. sure, do your show trial with the stuff about how we'll cut the budget down, use the constitution. you won't get the two-thirds vote, not even to 290. probably. all this effort to put on a show's dance back from your dance wit devil and somehow if you've started the fire sneak back to a position of 218 for a cover, keep it going, kick the can. why do you think republicans having been galvanized to this