senator lieberman, senator collins actually get along very well. harry reid is a mild-mannered guy, and i have heard, i happen to know this, that the president has personally weighed in on this. liberals are really mad at him right now and i think with some justification. he has put some of his own credibility on the line. he's called senator collins, senator snowe who has not been part of the discussion so far. his political aides have also dispatched organizing for america, the president's political arm, to maine to try to organize support at this. so maybe liberals mad about him about taxes should be happy he's stepping up for equality in the military. >> nancy, how do you think this is going to resolve? >> i think it's a roll of the dice right now, i really do. really, this is an issue that is one that the public has weighed in on, and they are sending conflicting messages. they're in favor of it on the one hand, but they are deferential to the military leaders, the ones who are the service leaders on the other,