They were pretty good. I want to be very candid with my friend. In an effort to do the things the Senator from Maine and I talked about with Senator Lieberman on a number of occasions, including yesterday and the day before, all of those require filling the tree, every one of them. That is just the way it is. The only way we can have some control over amendments is to do it that way. The answer to my friend's question--would I fill the tree--the answer is yes.
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