nearly half the hospital beds will be run by catholic charities. it alarms the aclu, which is threatening to sue to block the mergers. they can limit things like birth control, like fertility treatments, like abortions that they otherwise couldn t do and achieve those successes through the state legislature. reporter: the liberal leaning san juan islands are ground zero in the health care holy war. for years, this one story building served as the only hospital. patients had to leave the island for most surgeries, tests, critical care. deep in debt, it nearly closed. leaders sought a merger with catholic run peace health. we were already cutting services and cutting back on specialists, staff were taking unpaid furloughs, we were cutting back on benefits. reporter: peace health built a new hospital with many more services like mris, cat scans, mammograms. but they focused on what it would not provide.
brenda: okay, i ve got to let to bey have the last word here, he hasn t said that much. he s over in l.a., i don t know what s going on. there s not any oxygen left for crying out loud. when you re competing internationally, germany has a different type of labor union, but health care costs containment and you have to compete on everything. in the manufacturing business, particularly, when you re exporting, you have to have a right to work state. it s been proven. brenda: okay. all right. that high school to be the last word. thanks, guys. you think the health care holy war is over now that the white house is backing down? think again. neil s gang has other costly rules hidden in the health care law. that s at the bottom of the hour, but, first, stocks tank and greeks riot over new budget battle. now, the president is about to roll out his new budget plan. are we about to turn into greece?