late. if our president and congressional leaders really wanted to have an openly-debated and negotiated health care bill, they could have and they would have done it. this is all just political theater. what a bunch of nonsense. how come the republicans debate when they've been shut out of all the meetings and behind-door secret deals and briberies for votes? steve in philadelphia. it's just another pr stunt from the propaganda machine. obama got caught in a campaign lie. and now they're trying to mend the wound. jack, no matter how you phrase the question, it's still better to have a president who's trying to do something than one who does nothing. no matter how late in the game, health care reform is done, it will be just in time to save someone's life. and that person will be thankful for reform even if you and your republican friends are not. if you want to read more on this, go to my blog at cnn.com/cafferty file. wolf? >> jack, thank you. by the way, there's another way