i think this has been a bad week for obama because the last thing they wanted to do is say these mandate -- this mandate won't work as well this way and we don't want to -- they don't like that. but the big tasks are do these exchanges, these marketplaces where people can find insurance work? do they sign up young people? and will there be states out there that actually make this thing work, so that the obama people and supporters of reform can say, look, this can work if states put their shoulder to the wheel? >> eugene robinson, beyond exactly how the exchanges are going to work, but i don't understand all the ins and outs of the employer mandate and how that works. but anybody who gets a paycheck in this country understands one thing, that there's a new line item and it says medicare surtax. so the tax part's working. you're paying more taxes for obama care. that part's working. it makes a lot of people mad. >> yeah, look, but let's back up for a second. this fight really is wholly political. obama care is not going to be repealed.