some of the more popular aspects of the health care reform bill are supposed to take effect in the next six months, just in time for the november election. in our strategy session we're joined by our cnn contributors. democratic strategist paul begala, he's a consultant for the service employees international union that has run ads supporting health care reform. also with us is republican consultant alex castellanos, his firm has done business with health care clients as well. thanks very much for coming in. i'll be up front with with our viewers. >> big, big, big for health care. >> the so-called good things that the american people will like go into effect just before the elections. coincidence or not so much of a coincidence? >> i wish we were that smart. it is just a coincidence in that the democrats had hoped to pass this originally the president said by the august recess of '09. so the timing is very fortuitous. so now right before the