joining me now is our rapid response panel, ruth con i have, eugene robinson of "washington post" and dr. o'donnell. gene, is it fair to compare iraq and katrina to obama care? >> no. of course not. and you said it best. iraq, people died. katrina, people died. obama care, people are going to live. otherwise, might have died. it's -- it is unconscionable. i do my live internet chat on tuesdays and i did it today and somebody came at me with this c conspiracy theory this is to set up a single payer and i suggested the caller and his family try a bit less caffeine and fox news. >> if the republicans keep, if you will, chipping away at obama care, do they really have a hope they'll be able to repeal the law? that doesn't seem to be a good strategy. but do you think they're trying to erode public confidence and therefore discourage people from enrolling in the program?