democrats that were vulnerable in districts that reagan won to get their vote for his big tax package and i wasn't subtle about it. maybe different styles, i grant you but this president, is he that kind of guy? if you're trying to pull a rabbit out of your hat, now is the time to do it. being gentile is not a good idea. what do you think? >> usually the heavy pressure does not work. what works is the presence of the president. once the doors swing own and he walks inside and greeted by the democratic leadership and they walk him down to the caucus room, that pretty much usually closes the deal right there. again, you probably have to work out particulars. that's one part of this. the other thing i should talk about in this is that there's a real problem that they have on capitol hill with something operational that expired. the highway transportation programs that were shut off at