i m encouraged and that puts the burden on us to do the same thing, i think we will. robert, your reaction to that, is the burden on the republicans now, will they compromise? i think that kind of speaks from my earlier point. i think so and here s the reason why, republicans don t want to be seen as the party of obstruction and as the party of no. the president according to the polling data people see him as reasonable, people see him as thoughtful, most people see him as backwards when it comes to the economy. most people see him a little more with his head in the sand. i think republicans will compromise a little bit. the question becomes if it s revenue enhancers as opposed to tax increases, but i think they will come to the center just a little bit. dana, do you think that if republicans don t begin to compromise, do you think they ll continue with the moniker, being the party of no? they will indeed, and rob s got it right for that reason, we all know what the ultimate