divide here when it comes to congressional democrats, also perhaps democrats in the white house, but what i found fascinating about the comments by speaker pelosi is her noting everything is perishable, we have to get this done in time, and she was telling those in her caucus to stop making public pledges because it s making it difficult. seems like that advice may be a little late. it is a little late but this is, as those remarks suggested and you suggested, erica, a mutually assured destruction situation. each faction can bring down the most cherished goal of the other side and bring the entire agenda down. that s the biggest thing that is promising for the administration, which is that ultimately people will see their fates bound up together not only in getting what they want legislatively but also surviving in the midterm elections. i think the white house remains