serious conversation. you can't operate government by blackmailing. let this president come and talk to us whether he's talking to nancy pelosi or chuck schumer or appropriators, we have got to open the government and then have serious discussions. remember the very first bill that i introduced were bills that passed the house in the senate and we put in place of those bills, 28 days on the homeland security issues so we can have serious negotiations. you should not be running government by blackmail. >> are you concerned that there are people out there who don't see it the way you see it. look at the democrats and think to themselves, well, you are being just as intransigent.