want. just a question of will. not so sure they can do what they want to do. listen, do i think better for the senate democrats to have a budget? yes. do i think it was possible? no. it got down to the question once again of entitlements. if you re going to try to put a budget forward get anywhere near deficit reduction you will have to deal with entitlements. there is huge caucus on the senate side. bill: again, mary katherine, don t show your cards. don t show your hands because it could injure you politically. they re unwilling to deal with entitlements. they have at times said outright it would be politically not advantageous for us to put ideas down on paper. so we ll pass, thanks. by the way at that that s why we careen from crisis to crisis f we had normal order that wouldn t happen. bill: bob, last word. i think exactly what the republicans do with entitlements beyond the proposals for vouchers. i keep hearing from republicans all the time but don t see anything moving fo