post" that republicans are going to be beaten on the head with this report like a club. are there any amendments that could salvage this thing? >> i don't think that's the right way to look at it. certainly democrats will jump on it and we've seen that happen. the real issue for republicans is to recognize this is one part health care reform but also better economic policy, the aca enacted taxes and regulations out of the great recession that weren't helpful. budget policy, because we've had some entitlement reforms that will be absolutely necessary as the years go by. and it's a test of their ability to govern and deliver on a political promise and the president's legislative agenda. so it's not really is this a tweak or that a tweak and can we do some sort of transaction and get it done, it's about a broader set of issues for the republican caucus. >> anton, this is a bill that seems to be dead at every step along the way. that was the case in the house. they managed to pull it through. do you think that's what's going