another month or so. what the democrats basically have signaled they are not going to wait for that month to come. they are not going to let that come down to the wire and sort of plant their feet in the sand and say herein no further. as a negotiating stance, it makes perfect sense. as a political reality, it brings us right to where we are. it says we are going to do today what republicans were sort of angling to have as a debate at the end of february. >> siraj, if either side bends here, whether it be republican or democrat, if either side bends and something can come to fruition so people can go to work and get paid tomorrow, are they seen as heroes or are they seen as weak? >> i think if anyone bends, it's going to be establishment republicans who will concede on at least trying to vote for a spending measure to at least fund the government. remember, this is a partial shutdown so there are still people getting paid in all of