It does. And then, again, add to it -- I mean, I can go on and on, other examples. The Department of Homeland Security itself was politicized, was used by the Republicans to track down Democratic members of the Texas legislature when they…

The Department of Homeland Security itself was politicized, which used by the Republicans to track down Democratic members of the Texas legislature when they walked out of the legislature trying to block a Tom DeLay redistricting deal.

He said that in the Senate they could squeeze this plan down to $500 billion; that could be something that he could support.

Well, I mean Democratic members of Congress. Among independents... you know it's -- Republican opposition is hard and that's fine, they're the opposition party. But to try to pass something in a bipartisan fashion it's just going to be…

At what point do you start to get the idea that the Republicans are just not going to play along?

I would like nothing better than to see this as bipartisan. So would President Obama.

I think, frankly, less the town hall meetings. That hasn't moved a lot of Democrats.

That's the day Senator Baucus has said, by then, I will either have a bipartisan bill, or Baucus himself has suggested he will go it alone with Democrats.

I praise Senator Max Baucus, who a lot of my friends on the left are criticizing.

At the end of the day, that David cites is September 15th, that's the day Senator Baucus has said, 'By then I will either have a bipartisan bill,' or Baucus himself had suggest he'll go it alone with Democrats.

Barack Obama ran for president believing in the myth of the reasonable, rational Republican.

I think it takes a lot of guts for that young woman to stand up and confront -- presumably her Congressman, let's assume she live in Congressman Barney Frank's district.