it s 9 process disagreements. i may not be the only person who is getting confused on the optimist/pessimist signals. let s listen to what we heard from a couple senators. first senator schumer on the demeanor tide and senator cocker on the republican side. there are different prognostications. let s take a listen. i m getting a little more optimistic today. sometimes it s darkest before the dawn, and there are two good signs for optimism today. one is that leader mcconnell is actively engaged. for the first time leader mcconnell is speaking to the president. if the senate is going to be the place where action starts, you need both of them there. and the second reason for optimism is boehner is back at the table because you can t pass something just through the senate. this afternoon s meeting feels much to me like optics to make it look like we re doing something but let me just say one more time, this is a total dereliction of duty at every level. i have been very surprised tha