unlikely. congressional leaders have said they want to get this done before christmas but, again, one of manchin s stated goals, he s wanted to narrow the scope of the bill, bring could be that price tag, but he also wants democrats to slow down. one of his concerns is the fact that democrats have moved so quickly to push through a bill that may actually enflame the problems that are facing the economy right now. and so in effect, manchin could notch a win simply by slowing the train down on the tracks right now. he has very little incentive to jump caron board jump john board, and in the house speaker pelosi has already conceded so much to the centrists that in the senate democrats don t have a lot left to offer manchin in terms of cuts without them causing a problem with the left flank of the democratic party. so it s the really unlikely that this bill is going to move on the timeline that the most optimistic democrats are pushing right now. arthel: you re saying that manchin is mo