the course of the last several weeks, going over the cliff would make it more feasible for republicans to vote. because after all, after midnight they were not voting to raise taxes, they're voting to cut taxes. and after not violating the pledge of grover norquist and not violating their core believes and their core principles they did have some problems with the lack of spending cuts in this bill. and that is what they were talking about earlier today, trying to put something, amend the senate bill add spending cuts. that really would have been both a legislative and -- because of the mechanics, a new congress being sworn in on thursday. but 236, now, i'm going to say we could probably declare this bill passed. >> all right, 217 here luke you know you have to feel quite gratified, too, you have been there all day in the capitol,