that. they don t want to have walked a plank for no good reason. jim? there was a lot of plank walking in the lead-up to this and looks like folks are falling off now. lauren fox on the hill, thanks so much. joining me to discuss what happens now, senior political analyst david gergen, also adviser to presidents nixon, ford, clinton and reagan. good to be with you. the white house between a rock and a hard place, slimmest of majorities, it s 50/50 in the senate. nothing gets past joe manchin or kyrsten sinema, who raised questions or objections. do you think it s dangerous and if you were advising joe biden now do you think it s dangerous to make an enemy of joe manchin? whether you want to get pieces of bbb through or say your judges, you still need that vote. absolutely. i think that it s time for the white house to take one or two