>> well, you know, it's ridiculous. we just go week after week after week where they don't put any jobs legislation, they are letting the costs of education go up, they are not dealing with transportation, which if we don't get this thing done, it's going to cause layoffs all over the country. it reminds me last year where they let all those people get out of work and let all the costs mount. it is -- it is legislative malpractice and that's all i can call it. >> back to the national rifle association, if i may, why can't democrats get in caucus and say this, here's what we say,รง i'm not going to vote for contempt and i'm not going to take your firearm? >> well, you know what, if they would -- if we're dealing with rational people, i think we'd be in a different space, but look, we've had a rash of very serious things happen with guns in this country, not the least of which is the tragedy in tucson, and yet you don't see any major gun control legislation moving